Low-temperature anaerobic biological treatment of solvent-containing pharmaceutical wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4587-4596

  Enright, Anne Marie ^a   McHugh, Sharon ^a   Collins, Gavin ^a   O'Flaherty, Vincent ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; EGSB; Methanogenic toxicity; Solvents; Specific methanogenic activity; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOASSAY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG PRODUCTS; METHANOGENS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; TOXICITY;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; EGSB; METHANOGENIC TOXICITY; SPECIFIC METHANOGENIC TOXICITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETONE; METHANOL; PROPANOL; SOLVENT;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; LABORATORY; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SCREENING; SLUDGE; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 27744587279     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.08.037     Document Type: Article

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