Protozoa in wastewater treatment processes: A minireview

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-11

  Madoni, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community structure; Monitoring; Protozoa; Toxicants; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; HEAVY METAL; MICROORGANISM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROTOZOAN; TOXICITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79952495824     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000903373797     Document Type: Review

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