Evidence and long-term feasibility of enhanced biological phosphorus removal in oxidation-ditch type of aerated-anoxic activated sludge systems

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1237-1247

  Datta, Tania ^a   Goel, Ramesh ^a  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerated anoxic; Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR); Oxidation ditch; Polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs); Rhodocyclaceae

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULIBACTER; AERATED ANOXIC; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL (EBPR); OXIDATION DITCH; POLYPHOSPHATE ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS (PAOS); RHODOCYCLACEAE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOLOGY; CLONING; EFFLUENTS; OXIDATION; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE LAGOONS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CLONE; LONG-TERM CHANGE;

ACCUMULIBACTER PHOSPHATIS; RHODOCYCLACEAE; RHODOCYCLUS;

EID: 79955897604     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000259     Document Type: Article

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