Structure of nitrifying biofilms in a high-rate trickling filter designed for potable water pre-treatment

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3489-3498

  Van den Akker, Ben ^a   Holmes, Mike ^b   Pearce, Peter ^c   Cromar, Nancy J ^a   Fallowfield, Howard J ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b United Water International   (Australia)

^c THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biological water treatment; Carbohydrate; FISH; Heterotrophs; Multi species biofilm; Nitrification; Organic carbon; Protein; Scanning electron microscopy; Trickling filter

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BIOFILMS; CARBOHYDRATES; CATCHMENTS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON; POTABLE WATER; PROTEINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

BIOFILM STRUCTURE; CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; FEED WATER; HETEROTROPHS; HIGH RATE; MULTI-SPECIES BIOFILMS; NITRIFYING BIOFILMS; PRE-TREATMENTS; RAW WATER QUALITY; TRICKLING FILTER;

AMMONIA;

BIOPOLYMER; CARBOHYDRATE; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SURFACE WATER;

AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYMER; PROTEIN; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HETEROTROPH; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NITROBACTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRICKLING FILTER; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROBACTER; NITROSPIRA;

EID: 79955947689     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.04.017     Document Type: Article

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