Reduction of pathogen indicator organisms in dairy wastewater using an ecological treatment system

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 272-279

  Morgan, Jennifer A ^a   Hoet, Armando E ^a   Wittum, Thomas E ^a   Monahan, Clifton M ^a   Martin, Jay F ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; REDUCTION; SOLID WASTES; WASTEWATER;

ECOLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

PATHOGENS;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOREACTOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAIRY INDUSTRY; ECOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DAIRYING; ECOLOGY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; OHIO; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 38349095377     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0120     Document Type: Article

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