Structural and fractal characteristics of biofilm attached on the surfaces of aquatic plants and gravels in the rivers and lakes reusing reclaimed wastewater

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2319-2333

  Mingchao, Liang ^a   Tianzhi, Wang ^a   Yunkai, Li ^a,b   Peiling, Yang ^a   Chengcheng, Liu ^a   Pengxiang, Li ^a   Wei, Zhao ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Fractal; Reclaimed wastewater; River and lake; Surface structure

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC-ANOXIC-OXIC PROCESS; EXTRA CELLULAR POLYMERS; FRACTAL CHARACTERISTICS; MULTIFRACTAL CHARACTERISTICS; RECLAIMED WASTEWATER; SEWAGE TREATMENT PROCESS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; SUSPENDED SOLID PARTICLES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOFILMS; DEPOSITS; FILLED POLYMERS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; FRACTALS; GRAVEL; LAKES; MICROFILTRATION; MICROORGANISMS; POROUS MATERIALS; RIVERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM; FILTRATION; LAKE; MEMBRANE; MICROORGANISM; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; RIVER; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SURFACE STRUCTURE; WASTEWATER;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; YONGDING RIVER [CHINA];

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84886382098     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2285-3     Document Type: Article

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