Implementation and characterization of a system for harvesting and using rainwater.

This work relates to the implementation of a rainwater catchment system and its use. To determine rainwater quality, microbiological and physical-chemical analyses based on Mexican standards were conducted. The microbiological results showed various types of bacteria, such as bacilli, cocci and coli...

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Autores: Neftalí Rojas-Valencia, María, Gallardo-Bolaños, José Roberto, Martínez-Coto, Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:TIP Revista especializada en ciencias químico-biológicas
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.ojs.escire.net:article/54
Acceso en línea:http://tip.zaragoza.unam.mx/index.php/tip/article/view/54
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Reuse; quality; rainwater; catchment systems; treatment
Aprovechamiento; calidad; lluvia; sistema de captación; tratamiento
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Sumario:This work relates to the implementation of a rainwater catchment system and its use. To determine rainwater quality, microbiological and physical-chemical analyses based on Mexican standards were conducted. The microbiological results showed various types of bacteria, such as bacilli, cocci and coliforms, among them Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes, while the physico-chemical results showed low TSS (8.9 mg/L), BOD (2.7 mg/L), COD (6.7 mg/L) and TOC (1.9 mg/L) concentrations. Moreover, a catchment system, with a treatment train supplying water with an adequate quality for the current needs, is proposed.