Identifying different types of bulking in an activated sludge system through quantitative image analysis

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 643-652

  Mesquita, D P ^a   Amaral, A L ^a,b   Ferreira, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Image analysis; Physiological status; Sludge volume index; Total suspended solids

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS; NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS; QUANTITATIVE IMAGE ANALYSIS; SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOMASS; DISTURBANCE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED LOAD; VOLUME; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PROCESS MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 81155161033     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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