A combined approach for a better understanding of wastewater treatment plants operation: Statistical analysis of monitoring database and sludge physico-chemical characterization

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 981-992

  Avella, A C ^a   Gorner T ^a   Yvon, J ^a   Chappe, P ^b   Guinot Thomas, P ^b   de Donato, Ph ^a  

^a Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge characterization; Extra cellular polymeric substances (EPS); Multivariate statistical analysis; Sludge settling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NITRIFICATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE CHARACTERIZATION; BACTERIALS ACTIVITIES; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE (EPSS); MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PLANT OPERATIONS; SLUDGE SETTLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DATABASE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROSCOPY; NITRIFICATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; SLUDGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EFFLUENT; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE SETTLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650568859     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.09.028     Document Type: Article

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