Fecal bacterial die-off is described by a first-order reaction assuming complete mixing, thus a series pond system is more efficient than a single pond of equal total volume. The death rate constant is reduced as the temperature falls and if thermal stratification takes place.
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Gerrit v. R. Marais (1974) studied this question.
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