Influence of sludge retention time on tolerance of copper toxicity for polyphosphate accumulating organisms linked to polyhydroxyalkanoates metabolism and phosphate removal

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 11043-11047

  Tsai, Yung Pin ^a,b   Chen, Hsiu Ting ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy metal; Phosphorus accumulating organisms; Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA); Sludge retention time

Indexed keywords

COPPER CONCENTRATION; COPPER TOXICITY; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; PHOSPHATE REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES (PHA); POLYPHOSPHATE-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; SYNTHESIS RATE;

BIOLOGY; COPPER; HEAVY METALS; PHOSPHORUS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; ESTER; INHIBITION; METABOLISM; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; TOLERANCE; TOXICITY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOMASS; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORUS ACCUMULATING ORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; TECHNOLOGY; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COPPER; METALS; METALS, HEAVY; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 82455175196     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.09.050     Document Type: Article

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