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Metabolic removal of phosphate from sewage effluent
Author(s) -
Levin Gilbert V.,
Shaheen Donald G.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260090403
Subject(s) - sewage , effluent , sewage treatment , eutrophication , environmental science , phosphate , pollution , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , waste management , chemistry , nutrient , ecology , biology , engineering , organic chemistry
Eutrophication, or fertilization, has become a major water pollution problem associated with the discharge of mineral‐rich sewage eflluent. A metabolic process to remove dissolved phosphate from sewage through the action of sewage microorganisms is under development. The process, unlike other proposed solutions to the problem, would not require tertiary treatment of the sewage. Laboratory studies have produced promising data. Early reports from municipal sewage treatment plants confirm the expectation that the process may be feasible for widespread use.