Characterization of bio activity in treatment wetlands utilising an enzymatic assay

Conference Proceedings - Joint 2002 CSCE/ASCE International Conference on Environmental Engineering - An International Perspective on Environmental Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 621-634

  McHenry, Joanne L ^a   Werker, Alan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biomass; Enzyme activity; Fluorescein diacetate; Wetland wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; WETLAND WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; ENZYME KINETICS; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WETLANDS;

EID: 23844477950     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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