Application of image analysis in activated sludge to evaluate correlations between settleability and features of flocs and filamentous species

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2029-2036

  Arelli, A ^a   Luccarini, L ^b   Madoni, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Filamentous microorganisms; Image analysis; Settleability

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANTS; BOLOGNA , ITALY; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; FILAMENTOUS MICROORGANISMS; LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY; PILOT SCALE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SETTLEABILITY; SIDE STREAMS; SLUDGE PROPERTIES; SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

BIOACTIVITY; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRACTAL DIMENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; DIGITAL IMAGE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; CHEMISTRY; CITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CYANOBACTERIUM; IMAGE PROCESSING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; THIOTHRIX;

BOLOGNA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA]; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY;

CITIES; CYANOBACTERIA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ITALY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THIOTHRIX; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 67651238900     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.119     Document Type: Article

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