Evaluation of anaerobic sludge activity in wastewater treatment plants in Nicaragua

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 95, Issue , 2006, Pages 571-579

  Korsak, L ^a   Moreno, L ^b  

^a National University of Engineering   (Nicaragua)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Inoculum; Municipal wastewater; Sludge; Specific methanogenic activity

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; INOCULATION; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 36248931507     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/WP060561     Document Type: Article

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