Alkylphenol polyethoxylate removal in a pilot-scale reed bed and phenotypic characterization of the aerobic heterotrophic community

Water Environment Research

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 754-763

  Sacco, Cristiana ^a   Pizzo, Anna Maria ^a   Tiscione, Emilia ^a   Burrini, Daniela ^b   Messeri, Luca ^a   Lepri, Luciano ^a   Del Bubba, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Water Supply Company of Florence   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerobic heterotrophic cultivable community; Biodegradation; Constructed wetlands; Non ionic surfactants; Reed beds; Triton X 100 removal

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; GRAVEL; PHENOLS; PILOT PLANTS;

AEROBIC HETEROTROPHIC CULTIVABLE COMMUNITY; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; NON-IONIC SURFACTANTS; REED BEDS; TRITON X-100 REMOVAL;

PHASE SEPARATION;

ALKYLPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOL POLYOXYETHYL ETHER; ETHOXYL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT; TERT OCTYLPHENOL; TRITON X 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; GRAVEL; PHASE SEPARATION; PHENOLS; PILOT PLANTS;

GRAVEL; MICROORGANISM; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; REEDBED; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SUBSTRATE; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SURFACTANT;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AEROMONAS; AQUASPIRILLUM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CALCULATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLUIDIZED BED; HETEROTROPHY; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW REACTOR; MASS; MASS BALANCE; PHENOTYPE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; REED BED; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER;

AEROMONAS; AQUASPIRILLUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 33747024010     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143005X72975     Document Type: Article

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