Bioaugmentation in activated sludge: Current features add future perspectives

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16-23

  Van Limbergen, H ^a   Top, E M ^a   Verstraete, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BELGIUM; BIOAUGMENTATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CONJUGATION; FLOCCULATION; FUTUROLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031853750     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051250     Document Type: Review

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