Comparison of methods for determination of microbial biomass in wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1649-1658

  Vollertsen, Jes ^a   Jahn, Andreas ^a   Lund Nielsen, Jeppe ^a   Hvitved Jacobsen, Thorkild ^a   Halkjær Nielsen, Per ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomass activity; Cell biomass; Oxygen uptake rate; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; 5 CYANO 2,3 DITOLYL TETRAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; ACETIC ACID; ACRIDINE ORANGE; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODEL; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035097838     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00450-4     Document Type: Article

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