Inocula from activated sludge for ready biodegradability testing: Homogenization by preconditioning

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1447-1454

  Vázquez Rodríguez, Gabriela A ^a   Garabétian, Frédéric ^b   Rols, Jean Luc ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biodegradation potential; Inoculum; Preconditioning; Ready biodegradability tests

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

BIODEGRADATION POTENTIAL; INOCULUM; PRECONDITIONING; READY BIODEGRADABILITY TESTS (RBT);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ANILINE; HYDROLASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HETEROGENEITY; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TESTING METHOD; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELL DENSITY; CELL HETEROGENEITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INOCULATION; KINETICS; SLUDGE; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34249712979     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.03.073     Document Type: Article

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