Biologically Treated Wastewater for NFT Plant Production in Space

2003-01-2681

07/07/2003

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Abstract
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This research compared the nutrient content of the Biological Water Processor (BWP) effluent at JSC with acceptable nutrient ranges for general hydroponic NFT-solutions. Evaluated nutrient-components were NO3-N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, B, Cu and Mo. Compared to Cooper's and Molyneaux's solution (Jones, 1997) BWP-nutrient concentrations were low for Ca, Mg, Fe and B. Compared to the NFT-solution used at KSC (Wheeler et al., 1997), the BWP-effluent showed higher contents of P, K, Zn, Cu and Mo and lower contents of N, Ca, Mg, Fe and B. This indicates that the BWP-effluent could support NFT-plant production.
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https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-2681
Pages
12
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Begeer, A., Jackson, A., and Morse, A., "Biologically Treated Wastewater for NFT Plant Production in Space," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-2681, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-2681.
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Jul 7, 2003
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2003-01-2681
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English