Effect of arsenic and mercury speciation on inhibition of respiration rate in activated sludge systems

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 177-182

  Stasinakis, Athanasios S ^a   Thomaidis, Nikolaos S ^a   Giannes, Apostolos S ^a   Lekkas, Themistokles D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Arsenic speciation; Exposure time; Inhibition; Mercury speciation; Respiration rate; Sludge age; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

EID: 0012784509     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2002.05.121     Document Type: Article

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