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Treatment efficiency and sludge characteristics in conventional and suspended PVA gel beads activated sludge treating phenol containing wastewater

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Chrysi A. Papadimitriou et al. View all

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Environmental Sciences

Protozoa play a significant role in activated sludge systems, since they graze on dispersed bacteria, supporting a healthy food web in the activated sludge artificial ecosystem. However, operational parameters and influent properties are the most important factors affecting the composition of...

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Foaming control in activated sludge treatment plants by coagulants addition

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Mamais D., Kalaitzi E. and Andreadakis A.

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General

This paper presents the results of an investigation that aimed to evaluate the efficiency of various inorganic coagulants and organic polymers to combat filamentous foaming and bulking problems, caused by the proliferation of M. parvicella and/or Gordona amarae. The duration of the investigation...

foaming bulking +6 more
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