Microbial Ecology of Wastewater Treatment Plants

• Author : Maulin P. Shah,Susana Rodriguez-Couto
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 15 May 2021

Microbial Ecology of Wastewater Treatment Plants presents different methods and techniques used in microbial ecology to study the interactions and evolution of microbial populations in WWTPs, particularly the new molecular tools developed in the last decades. These molecular biology-based methods (e.g. studies of DNA, RNA and proteins) provide a high resolution of information compared to traditional ways of studying microbial wastewater populations, such as microscopic examination and culture-based methods. In addition, this book addresses the ability of microorganisms to

• Author : R. J. Seviour,Per Halkjær Nielsen
• Publisher : IWA Publishing
• Release : 24 January 2022

"Microbial Ecology of Activated Sludge, written for both microbiologists and engineers, critically reviews our current understanding of the microbiology of activated sludge, the most commonly used process for treating both domestic and industrial wastes.The contributors are all internationally recognized as leading research workers in activated sludge microbiology, and all have made valuable contributions to our present understanding of the process. The book pays particular attention to how the application of molecular methods has changed our perceptions of the identity

• Author : Maulin P. Shah,Susana Rodriguez-Couto
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 15 May 2022

Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes: Microbial Ecology, Diversity and Functions of Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria reflects the up-to-date research on ammonia oxidizing bacteria and their application for the removal of ammonia nitrogen from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), discussing the remaining gaps in their biology and functions. In this sense, this book features the application of the newly developed omics tools in order to develop less energy intensive and cost-effective biological processes for nitrogen removal from WWTPs. This makes this

• Author : Cody Mankelow
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 24 January 2022

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting compound known to be emitted from wastewater treatment. Emissions of N2O results from the activity of the microorganisms employed in the transformation of reactive nitrogen species (NOx). N2O emissions from wastewater treatment are currently underestimated by United Nations (UN) and the United States (US) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines, and treatment plants show differing rates of N2O emissions. Improving our understanding of the mechanisms that drive

• Author : Maulin P. Shah,Susana Rodriguez-Couto,Jayanta Kumar Biswas
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 15 December 2021

Many physico-chemical and operational factors influence the performance, treatment costs, and longterm stability of biofilters for the treatment of wastewater. An innovative role of biofiltration in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) focuses on identifying the factors that affect biofiltration, such as the hydraulic retention time of the biofiltration system, the type and characteristics of the filter, and the attached biomass, explains their influence and provides guidelines on how to control these factors to optimize better operation with respect to pollutant control

• Author : George Fraser Wells
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 24 January 2022

Biological wastewater treatment is a multi-billion dollar industry--the largest application of biotechnology in the world. Nitrification systems in these wastewater treatment plants are critically important barriers to nitrogen pollution, thereby protecting natural systems from ammonium toxicity, excess emissions of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide, nitrogenous oxygen demand, and N-stimulated eutrophication. Despite the environmental and economic importance of these processes, surprisingly little is known about the nature of the key biocatalysts (microbial communities) within nitrifying wastewater treatment bioreactors. The body

• Author : J.G. Jones
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 11 November 2013

There were many who joked when we took over Advances in Microbial Ecology at Volume 13; perhaps they should have reserved their expressions of superstition for Volume 14. As an example of British understatement, I think it would be fair to say that we have had a little bad luck. Never have I known a volume so bedeviled with misfortune, but we have been similarly fortunate in the patience exhibited by our authors, particularly those who were "first in line" with their

• Author : Gabriel Bitton
• Publisher : Wiley-Liss
• Release : 27 January 2005

The new edition of a classic reference incorporating the latest findings and discoveries The Third Edition of this classic reference provides readers with concise, up-to-the-moment coverage of the role of microorganisms in water and wastewater treatment. By providing a solid foundation in microbiology, microbial growth, metabolism, and nutrient cycling, the text gives readers the tools they need to make critical decisions that affect public health, as well as the practical aspects of treatment, disinfection, water distribution, bioremediation, and water and

• Author : H. A. Hawkes
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 11 September 2013

The Ecology of Waste Water Treatment covers the principles of biology considered necessary for an understanding of some ecological aspects of wastewater treatment. This book is composed of seven chapters, and begins with an overview of the significant biological aspects related to wastewater treatment. The subsequent chapters examine the factors determining the dominant organisms in sludge and bacteria beds. Other chapters highlight the role of biological oxidation in wastewater treatment and the ecological parameters in the design and operation of

• Author : Maulin P. Shah
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 07 October 2021

This book discusses new and innovative trends and techniques in the removal of toxic and or refractory pollutants through various environmental biotechnological processes from wastewater, both at the laboratory and industrial scale. It focuses primarily on environmentally-friendly technologies which respect the principles of sustainable development, including the advanced trends in remediation through an approach of environmental biotechnological processes from either industrial or sewage wastewater. Features: Examines the fate and occurrence of refractory pollutants in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and the

• Author : Mark J. Bailey
• Publisher : CABI
• Release : 01 January 2006

This book focuses on the ecology of the microbiology of the surfaces of above-ground, aerial portion of vascular plants (including stem, leaves, fruits and flowers), collectively known as the phylloplane. It is divided into 6 sections, highlighting both the value of this highly diverse habitat to research in microbiology and the importance of this research to plant health and ecosystem functions. Section I concerns the biodiversity and population genetics of phyllosphere communities. Section II concerns the spatial distribution and biofilm structures

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
• Release : 26 December 2012

Advances in Gram-Negative Oxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria Research and Application / 2012 Edition is a ScholarlyBrief™ that delivers timely, authoritative, comprehensive, and specialized information about Gram-Negative Oxygenic Photosynthetic B in a concise format. The editors have built Advances in Gram-Negative Oxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria Research and Application / 2012 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Gram-Negative Oxygenic Photosynthetic B in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative,

• Author : Bernhard Schink
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 06 December 2012

Volume 16 of Advances in Microbial Ecology has a difficult history. Nearly halfway through its completion, Gwynfryn Jones had to resign as managing edi tor for health reasons, and he asked me to take over. I want to thank Gwyn for his dedicated work in this publication series, and wish him all the best for the future. After the change in editorship, some authors had to be encouraged on rather short notice to provide their chapters in order to make appearance

• Author : Glen Bates
• Publisher : Scientific e-Resources
• Release : 08 January 2018

Environmental Microbiology, besides a traditional discipline in Developing fast, because of realization of its importance in Industry, Agriculture Pharmaceutical concerns, Public Health, Geological explorations, bioenergetics and as a mean to exploit new sources of energy useful for various purposes. Environmental Microbiology comprises a crucial element of studies in microbiology. Enabling scientists to explore microbes in greater detail, it gives an insight into how microorganisms behave under non-simulated, natural conditions, although microbes that exist in artificial environments such as bioreactors are

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 24 January 1977