A targeted study on possible free ammonia inhibition of Nitrospira

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 365-376

  Simm, R A ^a   Mavinic, D S ^b   Ramey, W D ^b  

^a STANTEC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fatty acid methyl esters; Free ammonia inhibition; Molecular methods; Nitrification; Nitrite; Nitrobacter; Nitrospira; Nitrous acid; Nitrous oxide; RNA slot blotting; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS; FREE AMMONIA INHIBITION; MOLECULAR METHODS; NITROBACTERS; NITROSPIRA; NITROUS OXIDE; RNA SLOT BLOTTING;

AMMONIA;

EID: 33751257503     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S05-044     Document Type: Article

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