Nitrite oxidation in wastewater treatment: microbial adaptation and suppression challenges

Z Su, T Liu, J Guo, M Zheng - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microbial nitrite oxidation is the primary pathway that generates nitrate in wastewater
treatment systems and can be performed by a variety of microbes: namely, nitrite-oxidizing …

Fouling in membrane bioreactors: An updated review

F Meng, S Zhang, Y Oh, Z Zhou, HS Shin, SR Chae - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
The goal of the current article is to update new findings in membrane fouling and emerging
fouling mitigation strategies reported in recent years (post 2010) as a follow-up to our …

Global diversity and biogeography of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants

L Wu, D Ning, B Zhang, Y Li, P Zhang, X Shan… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Microorganisms in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are essential for water purification
to protect public and environmental health. However, the diversity of microorganisms and …

Effect of nitrifiers community on fouling mitigation and nitrification efficiency in a membrane bioreactor

A Sepehri, MH Sarrafzadeh - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBR) normally depends on the microbial cell
density and microbial population structure. A nitrifying-enriched activated sludge (NAS) was …

Quantify the contribution of anammox for enhanced nitrogen removal through metagenomic analysis and mass balance in an anoxic moving bed biofilm reactor

J Li, Y Peng, L Zhang, J Liu, X Wang, R Gao, L Pang… - Water Research, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, enhanced nitrogen removal through in situ enrichment of anammox bacteria
was successfully obtained in a full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The …

Antibiotic resistance in wastewater treatment plants: Tackling the black box

CM Manaia, J Rocha, N Scaccia, R Marano… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Wastewater is among the most important reservoirs of antibiotic resistance in urban
environments. The abundance of carbon sources and other nutrients, a variety of possible …

A novel strategy for rapid development of a self-sustaining symbiotic algal-bacterial granular sludge: applying algal-mycelial pellets as nuclei

B Zhang, L Wu, W Shi, Z Zhang, PNL Lens - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Algal-bacterial granular sludge (ABGS) is a promising technology for wastewater treatment,
benefiting from the synergetic interactions between algae and bacteria. However, the rapid …

Performance and microbial community analysis of a novel DEAMOX based on partial-denitrification and anammox treating ammonia and nitrate wastewaters

R Du, S Cao, B Li, M Niu, S Wang, Y Peng - Water Research, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel DEAMOX (DEnitrifying AMmonium OXidation) process coupling
anammox with partial-denitrification generated nitrite (NO 2−-N) from nitrate (NO 3−-N) was …

Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes spread into the environment: a review

L Rizzo, C Manaia, C Merlin, T Schwartz… - Science of the total …, 2013 - Elsevier
Urban wastewater treatment plants (UWTPs) are among the main sources of antibiotics'
release into the environment. The occurrence of antibiotics may promote the selection of …

The activated sludge ecosystem contains a core community of abundant organisms

AM Saunders, M Albertsen, J Vollertsen… - The ISME …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the microbial ecology of a system requires that the observed population
dynamics can be linked to their metabolic functions. However, functional characterization is …