Effect of di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) on activated sludge

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1831-1836

  Jianlong, Wang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Activated sludge; Biodegradation; Inhibition; Phthalate ester; Priority pollutant

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDROCARBONS; REACTION KINETICS;

BATCH REACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD);

BIOCHEMISTRY;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 4344659256     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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