An ecosystem analysis of the activated sludge microbial community

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 587-602

  Yiannakopoulou, Trissevyene V ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Indicators ecosystem; Microbial community; Protozoa; Rotifers; Vensim

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION TANKS; DATA SETS; ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT QUALITY; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; LOADING RATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL GROUPS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; OPERATING CONDITION; PROCESS FAILURE; SIMULATION RESULT; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SUBSTRATE COMPOSITION; SYNTHETIC SUBSTRATES; TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEM; TREATED EFFLUENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOACTIVITY; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFLUENTS; PROTOZOA; SEWAGE TANKS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CARNIVORE; CHEMOSTAT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROTIFERA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TROPHIC LEVEL; WASTE WATER;

ECOSYSTEM; SEWAGE;

ARTHROPODA; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 77951236108     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934521003595605     Document Type: Article

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