Long-term effects of copper nanoparticles on wastewater biological nutrient removal and N2O generation in the activated sludge process

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 12452-12458

  Chen, Yinguang ^a   Wang, Dongbo ^a   Zhu, Xiaoyu ^a   Zheng, Xiong ^a   Feng, Leiyu ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; COPPER IONS; COPPER NANOPARTICLES; DENITRIFIERS; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; MONOOXYGENASES; NITRITE ACCUMULATION; NITROUS OXIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYPHOSPHATES; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOXIC EFFECT;

AMMONIA; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYMES; METAL IONS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NITRATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

AMMONIA; COPPER ION; COPPER NANOPARTICLE; GLYCOGEN; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLISM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COPPER; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NITROUS OXIDE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84869411161     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es302646q     Document Type: Article

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