The effect of digestion and dewatering on sudden increases and regrowth of indicator bacteria after dewatering

Water Environment Research

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 773-783

  Chen, Yen Chih ^a   Murthy, Sudhir N ^b   Hendrickson, Donald ^c   Araujo, Gordon ^d   Higgins, Matthew J ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DC Water   (United States)

^c Hoosier Microbiology Laboratory   (United States)

^d BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Digestion; E. Coli; Fecal coliform; Reactivation; Regrowth; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CENTRIFUGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); RESUSCITATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

CENTRIFUGE DEWATERING; E. COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; INDICATOR BACTERIA; MESOPHILIC PROCESS; REACTIVATION; REGROWTH; THERMOPHILIC PROCESS;

DEWATERING;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; DEWATERING; DIGESTION; POPULATION DENSITY; REGROWTH; SAMPLING; THERMOPHILY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DEWATERING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDICATOR ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 80053648033     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143010X12851009156727     Document Type: Article

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