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Table 3 Comparison of daily phosphorus loading on dry days from the watershed (St.1 and St.2) and sewage treatment plant effluent (STP)

From: The effect of phosphorus removal from sewage on the plankton community in a hypertrophic reservoir

Date

 

St.1

St.2

STP

25 Sep. 2008

Flow rate

(m3 day−1)

15,314

7733

11,584

P loading

(kg day−1)

1.75

(26.3 %)

0.91

(13.7 %)

3.98

(60.0 %)

31 Oct. 2008

Flow rate

10,152

6229

11,910

(m3 day−1)

P loading

1.71

(28.7 %)

0.9

(15.1 %)

3.37

(56.2 %)

(kg day−1)