An Integrated Approach of Using Polystyrene Foam as an Attachment System for Growth of Mixed Culture of Cyanobacteria with Concomitant Treatment of Copper Mine Waste Water

Table 1

Physiochemical properties of copper mine waste water.

Properties	Copper mine waste water
Temperature	38°C
PH	6.6
Dissolve oxygen; (mg O2/L)	14
BOD; (mg O2/L)	4.0
COD; (mg O2/L)	604.8
Total dissolve solid; (mg/L)	217
TSS; (mg/L)	120
Alkalinity; (CaCO3 mg/L)	2000
Acidity; (CaCO3 mg/L)	500
Hardness; (CaCO3 mg/L)	240