Seasonal variations in the microbial population density present in biological sludge

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 255-259

  Saleem, M ^a   Al Malack, M H ^a   Bukhari, A A ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Indicator microorganism; Population density; Sludge; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CLOSTRIDIUM; FERTILIZERS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TEMPERATURE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; MICROBIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MICROBIAL POPULATION DENSITIES; POPULATION DENSITIES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLUDGE; STANDARD PLATE COUNT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOMATERIAL; FERTILIZER; WATER;

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES MICROFLORA; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SLUDGE CONDITIONING; SLUDGE DRYING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 0035070866     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332208618285     Document Type: Article

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