Microbial degradation of EDTA in an industrial wastewater treatment plant

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2843-2845

  Kaluza, U ^a   Klingelhofer P ^a   Taeger, K ^a  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Chlorine free bleaching; CO2 DOC combination test; EDTA; Industrial wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; BLEACHING; CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FATTY ACIDS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EDETIC ACID;

DEGRADATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; FINLAND; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0344588917     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00048-7     Document Type: Article

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