Operational aspects on foaming in digesters caused by Microthrix parvicella

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9 -9 pt 7, 1998, Pages 29-34

  Dillner Westlund, Åsa ^a   Hagland, Eva ^b   Rothman, Maria ^b  

^a SYVAB ^*  (Sweden)

^b Stockholm Water Company   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Digester; Filamentous bacteria; Foaming; Microthrix parvicella

Indexed keywords

FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; HEATING; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

FOAMING; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOAM; HEATING; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SWEDEN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX PARVICELLA;

EID: 3743064895     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00674-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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