Compartmentalization of Metals within the Diverse Colloidal Matrices Comprising Activated Sludge Microbial Flocs

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2100-2108

  Leppard, Gary G ^a   Droppo, Ian G ^a   West, M Marcia ^b   Liss, Steven N ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AGGLOMERATION; COLLOID CHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METALS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POROSITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; HEAVY METAL; METAL; POLYMER; SILVER; ZINC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLLOID; CONTAMINATION; DENSITY; FLOCCULATION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MICROBIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SEDIMENTATION; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0242415846     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.2100     Document Type: Article

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