Short-term harmful effects of ammonia nitrogen on activated sludge microfauna

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 4397-4404

  Puigagut, Jaume ^a   Salvadó, Humbert ^b   García, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Ammonia nitrogen; Ciliates; Gymnamoebae; Microfauna; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

CILIATES; GYMNAMOEBAE; MICROFAUNA; TOXIC EFFECT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

ABUNDANCE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIA; FAUNA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TOXICITY TEST;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CILIATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FAUNA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; TOXICOLOGY;

ACINERIA UNCINATA; CHILODONELLA UNCINATA; CILIOPHORA;

EID: 27544488757     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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