Native microalgal-bacterial consortia from the Ecuadorian Amazon region: an alternative to domestic wastewater treatment.

ABSTRACT: In low-middle income countries (LMIC), wastewater treatment using native microalgal-bacterial consortia has emerged as a cost-effective and technologically-accessible remediation strategy. This study evaluated the effectiveness of six microalgal-bacterial consortia (MBC) from the Ecuadorian Amazon in removing organic matter and nutrients from non-sterilized domestic wastewater (NSWW) and sterilized domestic wastewater (SWW) samples. Microalgal-bacterial consortia growth, in NSWW was, on average, six times higher than in SWW. Removal rates (RR) for NH₄ ⁺- N and PO₄ ^3--P were also higher in NSWW, averaging 8.04 ± 1.07 and 6.27 ± 0.66 mg L^-1 d^-1, respectively. However, the RR for NO₃ ^- -N did not significa

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Patino AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10925762 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature