Use of image analysis of determine algal and bacterial biomass in a high rate algal pond following Percoll® fractionation

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 53-60

  Cromar, Nancy J ^a   Fallowfield, Howard J ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacteria; Biovolumes; Cell quotients; Floccular biomass; Image analysis; Separation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION;

ALGAL PONDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; DETECTION METHOD; FRACTIONATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACCURACY; ALGAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; CALCULATION; CELL VOLUME; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPUTER MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOCCULATION; GRAVIMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POND; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0042263252     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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