Scum in activated sludge plants: Impact of non-filamentous and filamentous bacteria

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-40

  Lemmer, H ^a   Lind, G ^a   Muller E ^a   Schade, M ^a   Ziegelmayer, B ^a  

^a Institut für Wasserforschung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter sp.; Hydrophobicity; Microthrix parvicella; Nocardioform Actinomycetes; Scum; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CELL SURFACE; EMULSIFICATION; FLOTATION; FOAMING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROTHRIX PARVICELLA; NOSTOCOIDA LIMICOLA; WASTE WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0034066531     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-401X(200001)28:1<34::AID-AHEH34>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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