Biodegradability of organic substances by ATP test |
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| Authors: | Jiang Zhanpeng Yang Hongwei Shi Shaoqi Sun Lixin |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Environmental Science and Engineering , Tsinghua University , Beijing, 100084, China |
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| Abstract: | The aerobic biodegradability of organic substances in water is characterized by determination of energy change ‐ ATP content in microbial cells during biodegradation. A satisfactory result is obtained under the following conditions: the initial concentration of tested substance is 100mg/l (as DOC), the amount of the inoculum in the biological medium is 500mg/l (as MLSS), and the duration of test time is 14 days. The evaluating system (peak time, peak height and IA index) is proposed to assess the biodegradability of 46 organic compounds and 7 wastewaters. |
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| Keywords: | Organic substances biodegradability ATP test |
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