Evaluation of proteins and organic nitrogen in wastewater treatment effluents

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 5352-5357

  Westgate, Pamela J ^a   Park, Chul ^a,b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b KLEINFELDER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ENZYMES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANTS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; LABORATORY BIOASSAY; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PRIMARY EFFLUENT; PROTEIN CONCENTRATIONS; PROTEIN FRACTIONATION; PROTEIN SEPARATIONS; PROTEOLYTIC ENZYME; QUANTITATIVE DATA; RECEIVING WATERS; SECONDARY EFFLUENT; SECONDARY TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS;

EFFLUENTS;

ORGANIC NITROGEN; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; NITROGEN; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOASSAY; CARBON; EFFLUENT; FRACTIONATION; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PROTEIN; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN; PROTEINS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77954588401     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es100244s     Document Type: Article

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