A rapid, direct method for assessing chlorine effect on filamentous bacteria in activated sludge

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 3894-3898

  Ramírez, Goar W ^a   Alonso, José L ^a   Villanueva, Adelina ^b   Guardino, Ramón ^b   Basiero, José A ^c   Bernecer, Ignacio ^c   Morenilla, José J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Rosa Sensat 9   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bulking control; Chlorination; Filamentous bacteria; Propidium iodide; Syto 9; Type 021N

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; LIQUID; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0343952977     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00272-4     Document Type: Article

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