Preliminary evaluation of the use of fatty acid ratios for tracking the potential for nitrite accumulation in nitrifying reactors with low carbon to nitrogen ratio

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-40

  Simm, R A ^a   Ramey, W D ^a   Mavinic, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia inhibition; Fatty acid methyl esters; Free ammonia; Nitrification; Nitrite; Nitrospira

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ESTERS; NITRIC ACID; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; RNA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA INHIBITION; FREE AMMONIA; NITROGEN RATIO; NITROSPIRA;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 9644257323     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S03-053     Document Type: Article

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