Effect of initial ratio of heavy metal to biomass on growth yield in batch culture of activated sludge

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 9-18

  Liu, Yu ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Beijing Institute of Light Industry   (China)

Author keywords

Heavy metal inhibition; Waste water

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOMASS; HEAVY METAL; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MODEL; TOXICITY; YIELD;

EID: 0034063992     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240009358866     Document Type: Article

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