Microbial mats as a biological treatment approach for saline wastewaters: The case of produced water from hydraulic fracturing

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 6172-6180

  Akyon, Benay ^a   Stachler, Elyse ^a   Wei, Na ^a   Bibby, Kyle ^a,b,c  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SALINE WATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

BIODEGRADATION PERFORMANCE; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENTS; METAGENOMIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL TREATMENT; PRODUCED WATER TREATMENTS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

WATER TREATMENT;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; SULFIDE; CARBON; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOACTIVITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; MICROBIAL MAT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SALINITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOULING CONTROL; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL CORROSION; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; SALINITY; SIMULATION; SOLID WASTE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; FRACKING; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; HYDRAULIC FRACKING; KINETICS; METAGENOMICS; SALINITY; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84929598056     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es505142t     Document Type: Article

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