Bioavailability and Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Nutrients in Wastewater Effluents

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This study investigated the bioavailability and characteristics of various phosphorus fractions, particularly dissolved organic phosphorus fraction, from effluents in advanced tertiary treatment processes targeting for extremely low effluent TP concentrations. tT achieve that objective, tertiary effluents from three representative full-scale wastewater treatment plants, with five different treatment technologies/processes, were collected and subjected to a detailed and comprehensive analysis for wastewater characterization, phosphorus fractions analysis, and bioavailability assays. Published by WERF. 96 pages. Online PDF. (2014)

Originally funded as WERF project NUTR1R06o.

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Bioavailability and Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Nutrients in Wastewater Effluents

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Bioavailability and Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Nutrients in Wastewater Effluents

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Demonstration of Progressive Carbon Efficient Nitrogen with Biological Phosphorous Removal in a Conventional BNR Facility

Advancing Low Energy Biological Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal

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