Quantitative bacteriological assessment of aerobic wastewater treatment quality and plant performance

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 727-733

  Razban, Behrooz ^a   Nelson, Kristina Y ^a   Cullimore, D Roy ^b   Cullimore, Jason ^b   McMartin, Dena W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b Droycon Bioconcepts Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic wastewater treatment; bacterial quantification; BARTs; biological activity; heterotrophs

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ANALYTICAL METHOD; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL POPULATION; BACTERIAL QUANTIFICATIONS; BARTS; HETEROTROPHS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PLANT PERFORMANCE; TERTIARY EFFLUENT; WASTEWATER SAMPLES;

BIOACTIVITY; EFFLUENTS;

RECLAMATION;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROBIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY REACTION TEST; COLORIMETRY; EFFLUENT; HETEROTROPHIC AEROBIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIAL LOAD; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; METHYLENE BLUE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84859166766     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.660093     Document Type: Article

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