Response of sOUR and AUR to heavy metal contamination in activated sludge

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2459-2464

  Madoni, Paolo ^a   Davoli, Donatella ^b   Guglielmi, Lorena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Via G   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; AUR; Heavy metals; Nitrification; Respirometry; sOUR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; IONS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIUM UPTAKE RATE; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATE; RESPIROMETRY;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; HEAVY METAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032968916     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00455-2     Document Type: Article

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