Biological phosphate uptake and release: Effect of pH and magnesium ions

Water Environment Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 196-201

  Wu, Qingzhong ^a   Bishop, Paul L ^b,c,d   Keener, Tim C ^d  

^a Dow Chemical Company   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Magnesium ion; pH; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PH EFFECTS; POSITIVE IONS; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE AERATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL (EBPR); MAGNESIUM IONS; POLY-PHOSPHATE ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS (PAO);

PHOSPHATES;

CATION; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM ION; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM ION;

MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHATES; POSITIVE IONS; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE AERATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIODEGRADATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 32444446598     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143005X89652     Document Type: Article

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