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SUMMARY REPORT: THE CAUSES AND CONTROL OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE BULKING AND FOAMING
Citation:
U.S. EPA. SUMMARY REPORT: THE CAUSES AND CONTROL OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE BULKING AND FOAMING. EPA/625/8-87/012, 1987.
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Description:
This 92-page Technology Transfer Summary Report provides reference material on the causes and controls of sludge bulking and foaming in activated sludge treatment that can be readily understood, and it includes sufficient detail to help plant operators control their systems. The efficiency f the activated sludge treatment process depends upon the satisfactory functioning of both the biological oxidation and the solids separation processes. his report concentrates on two problems that inhibit satisfactory separation of sludge solids: 1) bulking, and (2) foaming. he report also discusses their causes and presents means by which they may be controlled. ontents of this report include, Activation Sludge Floc; Activated Sludge Bulking; Activated Sludge Foaming; Methods for Microscopic Examination of Filamentous Microorganisms