Dynamics and control of activated sludge processes using molecular tools

WEFTEC 2012 - 85th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages 6910-6920

  Asvapathanagul, Pitiporn ^a   Gedalanga, Phil B ^b   Tsai, Chengyao ^c   Wang, Tongzhou ^c   Wallace, Tracy ^d   Hayden, Dave ^e   Rosso, Diego ^c   Olson, Betty H ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California at Irvine   (United States)

^d Santa Margarita Water District   (United States)

^e Irvine Ranch Water District   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Molecular tools; Operation; QPCR

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CRUSHED STONE PLANTS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; SEWAGE TANKS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND REMOVALS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; MOLECULAR TOOLS; OPERATION; QPCR; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER RECLAMATION PLANTS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 85008394872     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2175/193864712811703603     Document Type: Conference Paper

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