Toxicity measurement in biological wastewater treatment processes: A review

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 286, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-29

  Xiao, Yeyuan ^a   De Araujo, Cecilia ^a   Sze, Chun Chau ^b   Stuckey, David C ^a,c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Anaerobic digestion; Biological wastewater treatment; Biosensor; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ASSAYS; BIOASSAY; BIOSENSORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DATA HANDLING; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; RECLAMATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADVANCED DATA PROCESSING; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMMONIA; METHANE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL METHOD; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SENSOR; TOXICITY TEST; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOSENSOR; CARBON DIOXIDE EVOLUTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LUMINESCENCE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL BASED BIOSENSOR; MORTALITY; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OUR BASED RESPIRATION INHIBITION TEST; REVIEW; TOXICITY; TOXICITY ASSAY; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WHOLE CELL BIOSENSOR; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMISTRY; DAPHNIA; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC PROCEDURES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PROCEDURES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CARBON DIOXIDE; DAPHNIA; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGEN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84920098934     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.033     Document Type: Review

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