A simple test for monitoring biodegradable industrial pollution in a receiving stream

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 10-11, 1999, Pages 221-224

  Zagorc Končan, Jana ^a   Somen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Adaptation of microorganisms; Additional oxygen demand test; Freshwater streams; Pollution tests; Self purification

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL SELF-PURIFICATION; PEPTONE;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLUCOSE; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; KETONES; MICROORGANISMS; PURIFICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION;

RIVER POLLUTION;

GLUCOSE; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PEPTONE;

BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; STREAM; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROORGANISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 17044447212     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00281-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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