Activated sludge as inoculum for ready biodegradability testing: Effect of source

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 979-987

  Vazquez Rodriguez, G ^a   Goma, G ^b   Rols, J L ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b INSA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biodegradation potential; Inoculum; Ready biodegradability tests

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMASS; ENZYMES; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADABILITY TESTING; BIODEGRADABILITY TESTS; BIODEGRADATION KINETICS; BIODEGRADATION POTENTIALS; BIODEGRADIBILITY; INOCULUM; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

DODECYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; HYDROLASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INOCULATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0141455231     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330309385636     Document Type: Article

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