The influence of the high and low molecular weight fractions of a bleach kraft mill effluent on the microbial activity of activated sludge

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1095-1102

  Bullock, C M ^a   Bicho, P A ^a   Saddler, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bleach kraft mill effluent (BKME); High molecular weight (HMW) fraction; Microbial activity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROGEN; PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

ADSORBABLE ORGANIC HALIDE; BLEACH KRAFT MILL EFFLUENTS; CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

METAL ION; NITROGEN; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; BLEACHING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030152423     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00274-X     Document Type: Article

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