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Published December 2011 | public
Journal Article

Influence of sludge retention time on tolerance of copper toxicity for polyphosphate accumulating organisms linked to polyhydroxyalkanoates metabolism and phosphate removal

Abstract

This study explored the influence of sludge retention time (SRT) on tolerance of copper invasion for polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs) in an enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR). The experimental data showed the anaerobic polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) storage for the sludge at 10d SRT was less influenced by copper invasion than those at 5d and 15d SRTs. The reaction of PAOs aerobically taking up phosphate for the sludge at 5d or 15d SRT almost ceased at 2 mg Cu L^(−1), whereas PAOs in the sludge at 10d SRT retained half of the ability to take up phosphate. Both the PHAs degradation and synthesis rates decreased with increasing copper concentration, regardless of the SRTs. However, the copper inhibition of the former was greater than that of the later.

Additional Information

© 2011 Elsevier Ltd. Received 17 June 2011; revised 7 September 2011; Accepted 13 September 2011. Available online 21 September 2011. This study was supported by Grants received from the National Science Council, Taiwan, Republic of China (NSC 99-2918-I-260-001 and NSC 100-2221-E-260-002-MY3).

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