Comparison of conventional and integrated fixed-film activated sludge systems: Attached- and suspended-growth functions and quantitative polymerase chain reaction measurements

Water Environment Research

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 627-635

  Kim, Hyun Su ^a   Schuler, Andrew J ^b   Gunsch, Claudia K ^c   Pei, Ruoting ^d   Gellner, James ^e   Boltz, Joshua P ^f   Freudenberg, Robert G ^g   Dodson, Robert ^h  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e Vice President Residuals Group Practice Leader   (United States)

^f CH2M HILL   (United States)

^g Entex Technologies Inc   (United States)

^h South Durham Water Reclamation Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia oxidizing bacteria; Biofilms; Integrated fixed film activated sludge; Molecular methods; Nitrification; Nitrite oxidizing bacteria; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CHAINS; FILM GROWTH; NITRIFICATION; POLYMERS;

AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; INTEGRATED FIXED-FILM ACTIVATED SLUDGE; MOLECULAR METHODS; NITRITE-OXIDIZING BACTERIA; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMMONIA; NITRATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIC CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTEGRATED FIXED FILM ACTIVATED SLUDGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSPIRA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOMONAS OLIGOTROPHA; NITROSPIRA;

EID: 79960100068     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143010X12851009156448     Document Type: Article

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