Toxicity of copper(II) ions to microorganisms in biological wastewater treatment systems

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 412-413, Issue , 2011, Pages 380-385

  Ochoa Herrera, Valeria ^a,b   León, Glendy ^a   Banihani, Qais ^a   Field, Jim A ^a   Sierra Alvarez, Reyes ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Activated sludge treatment; Copper; Denitrification; Fermentation; Microbial toxicity; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; COPPER IONS; DENITRIFIERS; DENITRIFYING BACTERIA; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; FERMENTATIVE BACTERIA; HETEROTROPHS; INHIBITORY EFFECT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL ADAPTATION; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MICROBIAL TOXICITY; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS; TROPHIC GROUP; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AEROBIC BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; COPPER; DENITRIFICATION; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; HEAVY METALS; METABOLISM; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; RECLAMATION; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

AMMONIA; COPPER ION; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOASSAY; COPPER; DENITRIFICATION; FERMENTATION; ION; MICROORGANISM; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; IC 50; METABOLIC REGULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ATTENUATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84855823009     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.09.072     Document Type: Article

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