Effects of salinity on physical characteristics of activated sludge flocs

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 565-587

  Cousin, Christopher P ^a   Ganczarczyk, Jerzy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Floc porosity; Floc size; Floc structure; Fractal analysis; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT;

FLOCCULATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WASTEWATER;

FLOC SIZE; FLOCS; WASTEWATER SALINITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

WASTEWATER;

EID: 0032232162     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1998.032     Document Type: Article

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