Microbial Degradation of Heterocyclic Bases in a Completely Mixed Activated Sludge Process

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1325-1338

  Pandey, R A ^a   Sandhya, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Heterocyclic bases; Microbial degradation; Nocardia sp.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COMPLETELY MIXED ACTIVE SLUDGE (CMAS); METHYL PYRIDINES; QUINOLINES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

HETEROCYCLIC AMINE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; NOCARDIA; OXIDATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA SP.;

EID: 0031149071     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529709376612     Document Type: Article

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