Inhibition of anaerobic wastewater treatment after long-term exposure to low levels of CuO nanoparticles

Water Research

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 160-168

  Otero González, Lila ^a   Field, Jim A ^a   Sierra Alvarez, Reyes ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper oxide; Engineered nanomaterials; Methanogenesis; Nanoparticle removal; Toxicity; UASB

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; TOXICITY; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETOCLASTIC METHANOGENIC ACTIVITIES; ANAEROBIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; METHANOGENESIS; NANOPARTICLE REMOVALS; UASB; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

COPPER OXIDES;

COPPER OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; COPPER; METAL NANOPARTICLE; METHANE; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER COMPOUND; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; FATTY ACID; METHANOGENESIS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; DEVICES; DOSE RESPONSE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METHANE; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84899122933     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.067     Document Type: Article

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