Effect of nitrite and nitrate on biogenic sulfide production in sewer biofilms determined by the use of microelectrodes

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 281-288

  Okabe, S ^a   Ito, T ^a   Satoh, H ^b   Watanabe, Y ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HACHINOHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microelectrodes; Nitrate; Sewer biofilms; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; HYDRATES; MICROELECTRODES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SEWERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER;

REOXIDATION;

BIOFILMS;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; NITRATE; NITRITE; SULFIDE;

BIOFILM; ELECTRODE; NITRATE; NITRITE; SULFIDE;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILM; CONFERENCE PAPER; INCUBATION TIME; MEASUREMENT; MICROELECTRODE; OXIDATION; OZONATION; PH; REDUCTION KINETICS; SEWER; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0042666958     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0616     Document Type: Conference Paper

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