Toxicity of phenolic wastewater to luminescent bacteria Photobacterium phosphoreum and activated sludges

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 139-146

  Kahru, A ^a   Kurvet, M ^a   Kulm I ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS AND BIOPHYSICS   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Ash heap water; ATP pool; Biotox ; Microtox ; Phenolic wastewater; Photobacterium phosphoreum; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PHENOLS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TOXICITY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ASH HEAP WATER; BIOTOX; CRESOLS; LUMINESCENT BACTERIA; MICROTOX; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM;

WASTEWATER;

PHENOL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUMINESCENCE; VIBRIONACEAE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029929750     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00291-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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