Biologically Treated Wastewater for NFT Plant Production in Space

2003-01-2681

07/07/2003

Event
International Conference On Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
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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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-2681
Pages
12
Citation
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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Published
Jul 7, 2003
Product Code
2003-01-2681
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English