Abstract: The relationship between exocellular biopolymer concentration and cation concentration was examined using laboratory scale activated sludge reactors with bactopeptone as a feed. An increase in the divalent cation concentration ...

Abstract: A fluidized bed reactor (FBR) for the removal of iron from acid mine drainage (AMD) was evaluated as part of a prototype multistage system, which included a bioreactor to oxidize ferrous iron, an FBR for the precipitation ...

Abstract: A model based on Monod kinetics and originally developed for use with rotating biological contactors was modified for use with a packed-bed column reactor. The reactor was filled with expanded polystyrene beads to immobilize ...

Abstract: The effect of grass root exudates and glucose on the lag time associated with 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) degradation by an unacclimated microbial inoculant and an acclimated microbial inoculant was investigated. The ...

Abstract: Intrinsic biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in aquifer sediments under oxic conditions was investigated using laboratory microcosms. Aquifer samples were collected from three different areas (source area, ...

Abstract: Soil washing was evaluated in combination with biological treatment as a decontamination technology for petroleum‐contaminated soils. The bench‐scale soil washing system utilized to clean the soils also fractionated the ...

Abstract: Landfill leachates are often discharged through sewers or by trucks to publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) after on-site biological treatment. This discharge of landfill leachate is widely accepted because of its ...

Abstract: Understanding the behavior of estrogenic endocrine disrupting compounds (EEDCs) during biological wastewater treatment is a critical aspect of protecting aquatic ecosystems and drinking water supplies. Binding coefficients