Influence of short- and long-term exposure on the biodegradation capacity of activated sludge microbial communities in ready biodegradability tests
Joost Dalmijn, Baptiste A.J. Poursat, Rob J. M. van Spanning, Bernd W. Brandt, Pim de Voogt, John R. Parsons
Abstract
The output of ready biodegradability tests (RBTs), that are extensively used to screen the potential of chemicals to be biodegraded, can be influenced by exposure of microbial communities to organic chemicals.
Topics & Concepts
BiodegradationActivated sludgeMicrobial population biologyEnvironmental scienceOrganic chemicalsEnvironmental chemistryWaste managementChemistryPulp and paper industryEnvironmental engineeringBiologyBacteriaSewage treatmentEngineeringOrganic chemistryGeneticsPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactants