Effects of Chemical Uncouplers on Microbial Biomass Production, Metabolic Activity, and Community Structure in an Activated Sludge System

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 197-204

  Hiraishi, Akira ^a   Kawagishi, Tomoki ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

chlorophenol. Activated sludge; nitrophenol; uncouplers

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649311997     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.17.197     Document Type: Article

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