Graywater processing in recirculating hydroponic systems: Phytotoxicity, surfactant degradation, and bacterial dynamics

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3075-3086

  Garland, J L ^a   Levine, L H ^a   Yorio, N C ^a   Adams, J L ^a   Cook, K L ^a  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Graywater; Hydroponics; Igepon; Lactuca sativa; Lettuce; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; Survival; Triticum aestivum; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLANTS (BOTANY); PURIFICATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY; WATER RECYCLING;

GRAYWATER; PHYTOTOXICITY; RECIRCULATING HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS;

WATER TREATMENT;

REMEDIATION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0034664204     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00085-3     Document Type: Article

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