Effects of selected pharmaceutically active compounds on treatment performance in sequencing batch reactors mimicking wastewater treatment plants operations

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3398-3406

  Wang, Shuyi ^a   Gunsch, Claudia K ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

DGGE; Nitrification; Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs); Sequencing batch reactors; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BATCH REACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MIXTURES; NITRIFICATION; RECLAMATION;

AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; DGGE; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CARBAMAZEPINE; GEMFIBROZIL; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN;

BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DRUG; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 79955958148     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.03.055     Document Type: Article

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