Growth of filamentous bacteria in an enhanced biological phosphorus removal system

Desalination

Volumn 213, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 288-296

  Vaiopoulou, E ^a   Melidis, P ^a   Aivasidis, A ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

BNR plant; Bulking sludge; EBPR; Eikelboom type 021N; Step feeding; Thiothrix; UCT process; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); GROWTH KINETICS; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL SYSTEM; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); GROWTH KINETICS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; GROWTH; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EIKELBOOM TYPE 021N; THIOTHRIX;

EID: 34347351322     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2006.02.101     Document Type: Article

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