Inhibition of respiration and distribution of Cd, Pb, Hg, Ag and Cr species in a nitrifying sludge

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 178, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 619-627

  Çeçen, Ferhan ^a   Semerci, Neslihan ^b   Geyik, Ayşe Gül ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

IC50; Inhibition; Nitrification; Nonessential metal; Respirometry; Speciation

Indexed keywords

BOUND METALS; CR SPECIES; EXPLANATORY POWER; FREE METALS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; IC50; INHIBITORY EFFECT; INORGANIC METALS; LABILE COMPLEXES; LARGE PARTS; METAL SPECIATION; RESPIROMETRY; TRIVALENT CHROMIUM;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; DENITRIFICATION; IONS; MERCURY (METAL); METAL COMPLEXES; METALS; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION;

CADMIUM;

CADMIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; SILVER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; HEAVY METAL; INHIBITION; NITRIFICATION; RESPIRATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IC 50; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIROMETRY; SLUDGE; WATER QUALITY;

ALGORITHMS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEWAGE;

EID: 77951497962     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.130     Document Type: Article

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