Analysis of the methodology to determine anaerobic toxicity: Evaluation of main compounds present in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 857-862

  Urra, J ^a   Poirrier, P ^a   Segovia, J ^b   Lesty, Y ^b   Chamy, R ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b Aguas Andinas SA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biomass; Linear alkylbenzene sulphonates (LAS); Long chain fatty acids (LCFA); Methanogenic toxicity; Organic acids; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TOXICITY;

LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULPHONATES (LAS); LONG CHAIN FATTY ACIDS (LCFA); METHANOGENIC TOXICITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALKYLBENZENE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; METHANE; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PARA CRESOL; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; PHENOL; PHENYLACETIC ACID; PHENYLBUTYRIC ACID; PHENYLPROPIONIC ACID; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; STEARIC ACID; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BIOMASS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC ACID; PAH; SULFONATE; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOMASS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; IC 50; KINETICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SLUDGE; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; BIOMASS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; KINETICS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 43949101343     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.105     Document Type: Article

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