Biological treatment and toxicity of low concentrations of oily wastewater (bilgewater)

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 687-693

  Stamper, David M ^a   Montgomery, Michael T ^b  

^a BIOLOGICS CONSULTING GROUP INC   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilgewater; Diesel; Oily wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BILGEWATER; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS; DIESEL; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; OILY WASTEWATER; SANITARY WASTEWATER; TREATMENT CONDITIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALKANE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBON 14; DIESEL FUEL; DODECANE; FUEL OIL; LUBRICATING AGENT; MINERAL; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENE; SURFACTANT; TOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PETROLEUM; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 49449100128     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W08-053     Document Type: Article

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