The impacts of cyanobacteria on pulp-and-paper wastewater toxicity and biodegradation of wastewater contaminants

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 531-540

  Kirkwood, A E ^a,b   Nalewajko, C ^a   Fulthorpe, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Cyanobacteria; Heterotrophic bacteria; Pulp and paper waste treatment; Wastewater toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; HARDWOODS; IMPURITIES; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; SOFTWOODS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CYANOBACTERIA; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA; PULP AND PAPER WASTE-TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TOXICITY;

BACTERIA;

DICHLOROACETIC ACID; PHENOL;

BIODEGRADATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYANOBACTERIUM; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PHORMIDIUM INSIGNE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP PROCESSING; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLOROPHYLL; CYANOBACTERIA; DARKNESS; DICHLOROACETATE; FRESH WATER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIGHT; PAPER; PHENOLS; PSEUDOMONAS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WOOD;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HARDWOODS; IMPURITIES; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP INDUSTRY; TOXICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; PHORMIDIUM;

EID: 28344441362     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-030     Document Type: Article

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