Effects of free cyanide on microbial communities and biological carbon and nitrogen removal performance in the industrial activated sludge process

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1267-1279

  Kim, Young Mo ^a,c   Lee, Dae Sung ^b   Park, Chul ^c   Park, Donghee ^b   Park, Jong Moon ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Denitrifying bacteria; Free cyanide; Nitrifying bacteria; QPCR; T RFLP

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; CYANIDES; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DENITRIFYING BACTERIA; FREE CYANIDES; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; QPCR; T-RFLP;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

CARBON; CYANIDE; NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COEXISTENCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANIDE; DOMINANCE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INHIBITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHENOL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC REACTOR; AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; NITROBACTER; NITROSPIRA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE WATER;

NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; NITROSOSPIRA SP.; NITROSPIRA;

EID: 78650534055     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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