Effect of hexavalent chromium on the activated sludge process and on the sludge protozoan community

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-43

  Samaras, P ^a   Papadimitriou, C A ^b   Vavoulidou, D ^c   Yiangou, M ^c   Sakellaropoulos, G P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Chromium; Nutrient removal; Protozoan community; SBI

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; NUTRIENTS; PROTOZOA; SEWAGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE REACTORS; CHROMIUM CONCENTRATION; DETERMINATION OF CHROMIUMS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PROTISTAN COMMUNITIES; PROTOZOAN COMMUNITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

CHROMIUM;

ABUNDANCE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CHROMIUM; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DOMINANCE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PROTOZOAN; SESSILE SPECIES; SLUDGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; REACTOR; SEWAGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 51349139398     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.05.036     Document Type: Article

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