Utilisation of respirometry to assess organic matter reduction of effluents from the Camaçari industrial complex (BA, Brazil)

The treatment efficiency of industrial effluents, after biological treatment by activated sludge in aeration tanks (AT), was assessed through the utilisation of respirometry tests at the Cetrel's-wastewater treatment plant (WTP). Samples of the equalised effluent (EE), prior to treatment, and o...

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Main Authors: Carla A. Oliveira, Cristiano V. M. Araújo, Renato B. Nascimento, Uwe J. Strotmann, Eduardo M. da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2007-03-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132007000200016