Protozoan communities serve as a strong indicator of water quality in the Nile River

WS El-Tohamy, ME Taher, AM Ghoneim… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The relationship between the protozoan communities and environmental variables was
studied in the Nile River to evaluate their potential as water quality indicators. Protozoans …

Arthropods in landfills and their accumulation potential for toxic elements: A review

M Kirichenko-Babko, P Bulak, M Kaczor… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Landfills, as a source of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), pose a threat to the environment
and human health. A literature review was conducted to explore the diversity of arthropods …

Ratio of abundances of ciliates behavioral groups as an indicator of the treated wastewater impact on rivers

R Babko, V Pliashechnyk, J Zaburko, Y Danko… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
A method for assessing the degree of impact of wastewater treatment plant discharge on
receiving rivers was proposed, based on the structural indicators of the population of ciliated …

Comparing methods for protozoa removal in activated sludge

K Janiak, A Trusz, S Miodoński… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the key technological parameters for highly efficient wastewater treatment methods is
bacterial mortality. Protozoa are known for feeding on free floating bacteria, that initiate floc …

[PDF][PDF] Composition and variability of the activated sludge biocenosis in membrane biological reactors

M Polus, Z Mucha, J Mikosz… - Desalination and Water …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The operating parameters of membrane biological reactors (MBRs) differ significantly from
those of conventional activated sludge (CAS) reactors, especially with regard to solids …