Carbon dioxide in pulp and paper mill effluents from oxygen-activated sludge treatment plants as a potential source of distress and toxicity to fish

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-200

  O'Connor, Brian ^a   Kovacs, Tibor ^b   Gibbons, Sharon ^b   Strang, Al ^b  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activated sludge process; Carbon dioxide; Effluent treatment; Effluents; Fishes; Oxygen; Paper mills; Pulp mills; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; MORTALITY; PAPER INDUSTRY; RAINBOW TROUT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFLUENTS; FISHERIES; OXYGEN; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PAPERMAKING; PH; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SEWAGE AERATION; TOXICITY;

OXYGEN ACTIVATED SLUDGE; PH ADJUSTMENT; RAINBOW TROUT;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CARBON DIOXIDE; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FISH; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

EID: 0034036308     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2000.012     Document Type: Article

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