Microbiological studies of an anaerobic baffled reactor: Microbial community characterisation and deactivation of health-related indicator bacteria

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 155-162

  Lalbahadur, T ^a   Pillay, S ^b   Rodda, N ^b   Smith, M ^b   Buckley, C ^c   Holder, F ^a   Bux, Faizal ^a   Foxon, K ^c  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ABR; Anaerobic digestion; FISH; On site sanitation; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLIFORM BACTERIA; EFFLUENTS; FLUORESCENCE; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; METHANOGENS; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS; SANITATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTORS (ABR); GAS PRODUCTION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUBACTERIUM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; METHANOGENESIS; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH; PROTECTION; REACTOR MONITORING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 23344442707     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0362     Document Type: Article

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