Increases in fecal coliform bacteria resulting from centrifugal dewatering of digested biosolids
In many countries, the classification of biosolids for disposal purposes can be based, in part, on fecal coliform levels, with alternative criteria also available based on the stabilization process used, such as anaerobic digestion. The assumption that these alternative criteria provide equivalent p...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Water research (Oxford) 2007-02, Vol.41 (3), p.571-580 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In many countries, the classification of biosolids for disposal purposes can be based, in part, on fecal coliform levels, with alternative criteria also available based on the stabilization process used, such as anaerobic digestion. The assumption that these alternative criteria provide equivalent protection may be flawed. This paper demonstrates that fecal coliform levels determined after digestion do not always indicate the bacterial levels after the same biosolids have been dewatered by centrifugation. In samples from mesophilic digestion, half had significant increases in coliform numbers (
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ISSN: | 0043-1354 1879-2448 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.watres.2006.11.004 |