Coliforms removal in two UASB + ASP based systems

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-28

  Mungray, Arvind Kumar ^a   Patel, Khushbu ^a  

^a SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Activated sludge process; Coliforms; Pathogens; Post treatment; Up flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

Indexed keywords

AERATION SYSTEM; COLIFORM CONCENTRATIONS; COLIFORMS; FECAL COLIFORMS; FINAL EFFLUENTS; FULL SCALE; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; PERFORMANCE MONITORING; POST TREATMENT; RAW SEWAGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOTAL COLIFORMS; TREATED EFFLUENT; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS;

EFFLUENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMONITORING; BIOREACTOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE;

EID: 78650677104     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2010.04.011     Document Type: Article

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