Influence of microbial activity on polar xenobiotic degradation in activated sludge systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 701-707

  Majewsky, M ^a,b   Galle T ^a   Zwank, L ^a   Fischer, K ^b  

^a Resource Centre for Environmental Technologies CRTE   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Active biomass; Co metabolism; Respirometry; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVE BIOMASS; CO-METABOLISM; RESPIROMETRY; XENOBIOTICS;

ACIDS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

DEGRADATION;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ESTIMATION METHOD; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT; POLAR REGION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE; SUSPENDED LOAD; WATER TREATMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; DRUG DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT; RESPIROMETRY; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; KINETICS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 78049407689     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.925     Document Type: Article

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