Nitrogen removal from wastewater and bacterial diversity in activated sludge at different COD/N ratios and dissolved oxygen concentrations

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 990-998

  Zielinska, Magdalena ^a   Bernat, Katarzyna ^a   Cydzik Kwiatkowska, Agnieszka ^a   Sobolewska, Joanna ^a   Wojnowska Baryla, Irena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Ammonia oxidizing bacteria; COD N ratio; Microbial diversity; Nitrogen removal; Oxygen concentration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; COD/N RATIOS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

BACTERIAL DNA; CARBON; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ABUNDANCE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; CLASSIFICATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOSPIRA;

EID: 84862169230     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)60867-X     Document Type: Article

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