Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2001

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Volin, John C.

Abstract

Everglades restoration includes construction of six Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) totaling over 16,000 hectares. These filter marshes are designed to remove excess phosphorus from agricultural runoff and urban wastewater before it reaches the Everglades. Optimizing flow through these wetlands may be important in increasing the efficiency of nutrient removal and achieving lower outflow phosphorus concentrations. We measured periphyton growth and phosphorus uptake in two sets of replicated mesocosms in post-STA treatment water. Flow rates for the study were 1.0 cm s^-1 and 0.11 cm s^-1. Unique mesocosm design allowed for simultaneous control of loading rate, retention time and surface area, leaving flow rate as the single variable between treatments. Periphyton biomass accrual was 25% greater in the faster treatment. Measurements of dissolved oxygen were positively correlated with biomass accrual and there was no significant difference in the export of biomass between treatments.

Extent

49 p.

Comments

FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2001.|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Identifier

FADT12764

Format

pdf

Download

Share

COinS