A method for determination of the readily fermentable organic fraction in municipal wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1269-1274

  Lie, Ewa ^a   Welander, Thomas ^b  

^a CHEMICAL CENTER   (Sweden)

^b Ideon Science Park   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Municipal wastewater; Nutrient removal; Polyphosphate accumulating bacteria; Readily fermentable organic matter; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPHOSPHATE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; FERMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; PHOSPHORUS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL (EBPR); POLYPHOSPHATE ACCUMULATING BACTERIA; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0030615874     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00092-9     Document Type: Article

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