Impact of nitrate addition on biofilm properties and activities in rising main sewers

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 4225-4237

  Mohanakrishnan, J ^a   Gutierrez, O ^a   Sharma, K R ^a   Guisasola, A ^a,b   Werner, U ^a   Meyer, R L ^c   Keller, J ^a   Yuan, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Methane; Microsensors; Nitrate; Sewer; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC WATER; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METHANE; MICROSENSORS; SEWAGE; SEWERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BIOLOGICAL SULFIDE OXIDATION; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SULFIDE; SULFIDE-OXIDIZING BACTERIA; WASTEWATER CHARACTERISTICS; WASTEWATER COMPOSITION;

NITRATES;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; NITRATE;

BIOFILM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; OXIDATION; SEWER NETWORK; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFIDE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; EFFLUENT; METHANOGEN; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SENSOR; SEWER; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70149119020     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.06.021     Document Type: Article

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