Optimization and/or acclimatization of activated sludge process under heavy metals stress

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 693-705

  El Bestawy, Ebtesam ^a,b   Helmy, Shacker ^a   Hussein, Hany ^c   Fahmy, Mohamed ^c  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Universities and Research Institutes District   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Activated sludge; Domestic industrial wastewater; Heavy metals; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; BIOACTIVITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; EFFLUENTS; HEAVY METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; TOXICITY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; HEAVY METALS REMOVALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EID: 84875050476     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-012-1225-9     Document Type: Article

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