The role of dispersed nocardioform filaments in activated sludge foaming

Water Environment Research

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 483-491

  Narayanan, B ^a,d   De Leon, C ^b   Radke, C J ^c   Jenkins, D ^d  

^a CAROLLO ENGINEERS   (United States)

^b BLACK AND VEATCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biological foaming; Dispersed nocardioforms; Nocardioforms

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANTS; BIOLOGICAL FOAMING; DISPERSED NOCARDIOFORMS; FILAMENTOUS MICROORGANISMS; NOCARDIOFORMS; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; POLYMER; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CATION; CHLORIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; DISPERSION; EFFLUENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMER; SURFACTANT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEWAGE; TIME;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; CATIONS; CHLORIDES; POLYMERS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 77954661475     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143009X447876     Document Type: Article

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