The impact of aeration on the competition between polyphosphate accumulating organisms and glycogen accumulating organisms

Water Research

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 296-307

  Carvalheira, Mónica ^a   Oehmen, Adrian ^a   Carvalho, Gilda ^a,b   Eusébio, Mário ^a   Reis, Maria A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA EXPERIMENTAL E TECNOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aeration energy; Dissolved oxygen (DO); Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR); Glycogen accumulating organisms (GAOs); Microbial competition; Polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AERATION ENERGY; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; GLYCOGEN ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; MICROBIAL COMPETITION; POLYPHOSPHATE-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GLYCOGEN; POLYPHOSPHATE; CARBON; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AERATION; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREACTOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHATE (INORGANIC); PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE FACILITY;

ACCUMULIBACTER; AERATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; COMPETIBACTER; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN AFFINITY; REACTOR OPERATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANALYSIS; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; GLYCOGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPHOSPHATES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84907741588     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.033     Document Type: Article

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