Zooflagellates in an anaerobic waste stabilization pond system in Mexico

A protozoological survey was performed on waste stabilization lagoons to isolate, identify, and determine the incidence of zooflagellates present in these waters. A correlation between the species found and the physicochemical parameters determined was also done. Fifteen samplings were analyzed from...

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Published in:Water, air, and soil pollution air, and soil pollution, 1986, Vol.27 (1-2), p.199-214
Main Authors: RIVERA, F, LUGO, A, PONCE, J, LARES, F, ORTIZ, R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Applied sciences
Biological and medical sciences
Biological treatment of waters
Biotechnology
Environment and pollution
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General purification processes
Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects
Pollution
Wastewaters
Water treatment and pollution
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Summary:A protozoological survey was performed on waste stabilization lagoons to isolate, identify, and determine the incidence of zooflagellates present in these waters. A correlation between the species found and the physicochemical parameters determined was also done. Fifteen samplings were analyzed from June 1981 to April 1982. Free-living zooflagellates included: Bodo edax Klebs: Bodo caudatus Dujardin; Trepomonas agilis Dujardin; Pleuromonas jaculans Perty (all of them polisaprobic indicators); Bodo saltans Ehrenberg (a mesosaprobic indicator); and Bodomorpha minima Hollande. A human commensal species Enteromonas hominis Da - Fonseca, was also isolated. The performance of the lagoons was predominantly anaerobic. The temperature seemed to be the most influential factor on the incidence of the zooflagellates isolated, especially in winter time.
ISSN:0049-6979
1573-2932
DOI:10.1007/BF00464782