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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description 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 ( P
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Applied sciences
Bacillus (bacteria)
biological treatment
Biosolids
Centrifugation
coliform bacteria
coliform regrowth
Colony Count, Microbial
dewatered biosolids
Dewatering
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Exact sciences and technology
Fecal coliform
Feces - microbiology
mesophilic digestion
microbial growth
microbial reactivation
microbial resuscitation
Other industrial wastes. Sewage sludge
Pathogens
Pollution
pollution control
Reactivation
Regrowth
Sewage - microbiology
Sludge
temperature
thermophilic microorganisms
viability
Waste Disposal, Fluid
Wastes
water pollution
water treatment
Water treatment and pollution
title Increases in fecal coliform bacteria resulting from centrifugal dewatering of digested biosolids
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