Effect of detached/re-suspended solids from sewer sediment on the sewage phase bacterial activity

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 147-152

  Leung, H D ^a   Chen, G ^a   Sharma, K ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bacterial activity; Gravity sewer; Sediment; Sewer biofilm detachment; Suspended solids

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE;

BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; GRAVITY SEWER; SEWER BIOFILM DETACHMENT; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

COMBINED SEWERS;

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; TETRAZOLIUM; WATER;

BIOFILM; MICROORGANISM; SEWAGE; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLOW RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SEWER; SIMULATION; STAINING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 25844513692     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0071     Document Type: Article

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