The Treatment Efficiency of Plankton in the İvedik Drinking Water Treatment Plant, Ankara

Authors : Nilsun DEMİR, Doğan ATAY

Pages : 229-234

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Publication Date : 2002-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The phyto-zooplankton composition and some physical and chemical properties of drinking water were investigated in the İvedik water treatment plant. The mean values of phytoplankton abundance were 641±92 and 438±55 ind/ml in the Kurtboğazı and Çamlıdere inlets, respectively. More than 50% of the phytoplankton belonging to the classes Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Cryptophyceae and Dinophyceae were removed in the clarifiers. The treatment efficiency of phytoplankton ranged from 89 to 100% after the last chlorination. The mean values of zooplankton abundance were 93±23 and 59±18 ind/l in the Kurtboğazı and Çamlıdere inlets, respectively. The treatment efficiency of zooplankton varied between 97% and 100% in the balancing room. In processed water, phytoplankton insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Tetrachlorella, Cyclotella, Gomphosphaeria, Anabaena, Staurastrum, Aphanizomenon, Botryococcus and Rhodomonas); were recorded. In addition, zooplankton insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Keratella, Ascomorpha, Polyarthra and nauplii); were found in treated water.
Keywords : phytoplankton, zooplankton, treatment efficiency, drinking water, treatment plant