Microsensors as a tool to determine chemical microgradients and bacterial activity in wastewater biofilms and flocs

Biodegradation

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 159-167

  Santegoeds, Cecilia M ^a   Schramm, Andreas ^a   De Beer, Dirk ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activated sludge floc; Biofilm; Denitrification; Respiration; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENITRIFICATION; FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSORS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRATES; OXYGEN SENSORS; PH SENSORS;

CHEMICAL MICROGRADIENTS; MICROSENSORS; NITRITES;

MICROBIAL ELECTRODES;

NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

BIOFILM; FLOC; SENSOR; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOSENSOR; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032455777     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008302622946     Document Type: Conference Paper

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