Biology of the Activated Sludge Process

Preface ix

1 Introduction 1

Part I Bacteria and Archaea 13

2 Bacteria 15

3 Bacterial Growth and Bacterial Reproduction 33

4 Bacteria as MLVSS 43

5 Floc Formation 53

6 Significant Groups of Bacteria 59

7 Archaea 79

Part II Respiration and Fermentation 83

8 Carbon Capture and Energy Capture 85

9 Rise Times, Respiration, and Fermentation 93

10 Respiration, Fermentation, and Wastewater Treatment 103

11 Respiration and Fermentation: Degrading cBOD 109

12 Respiration: Degrading nBOD 123

13 The "Chlorine Sponge" 129

14 ORP: Monitoring Respiration and Fermentation 133

Part III Substrates and Nutrients 137

15 Substrates 139

16 Major Nutrients 151

17 Minor Nutrients 169

Part IV Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur 175

18 Tracking Nitrogen 177

19 Tracking Phosphorus 189

20 Tracking Sulfur 201

Part V Foam, Scum, and Fog 209

21 Foam and Scum Production 211

22 Fats, Oils, and Grease 223

Part VI Protozoa and Metazoa 229

23 The Microbiota 231

24 Protozoa 237

25 Changes in Dominant Protozoan Groups 243

26 Metazoa 255

Part VII Process Control Tables and Keys 265

27 Process Control Tables 267

28 Process Control Keys 273

References 281

Abbreviations and Acronyms 285

Glossary 287

Index 291

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