Effects of solids retention time on the performance of bioreactors bioaugmented with a 17β-estradiol-utilizing bacterium, Sphingomonas strain KC8

Chemosphere

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-233

  Roh, Hyungkeun ^a   Chu, Kung Hui ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Biodegradation; Estrogen; Sequencing batch reactor; Solids retention time; Sphingomonas strain KC8

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIA; BATCH REACTORS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIO-AUGMENTATION; ESTROGEN; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; SPHINGOMONAS;

BACTERIA;

AMMONIA; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMORPHISM; REAL TIME; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AMOA GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NOVOSPHINGOBIUM TARDAUGENS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCREENING TEST; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; SPHINGOMONAS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 79957522807     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.04.029     Document Type: Article

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