Effect of Tidal Cycling Rate on the Distribution and Abundance of Nitrogen-Oxidizing Bacteria in a Bench-Scale Fill-and-Drain Bioreactor
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Reactor Design
2.2. Experiments
2.3. Microbiological Sampling and Analysis
2.4. Water Sampling and Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Bacterial Abundance
3.2. Water Chemistry
3.3. Nitrogen Removal Efficiency
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Microbial Group | 24 Cycles Day−1 | 4 Cycles Day−1 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
High N | Low N | High N | Low N | |
Total bacteria | <0.001 * | 0.57 | 0.37 | 0.96 |
AOB | 0.001 * | <0.001 * | 0.34 | 0.94 |
NOB | 0.003 * | 0.004 * | 0.34 | 0.90 |
AXB | 0.60 * | 0.94 | 0.49 | 0.53 |
Treatment (Cycles Day−1) | Nitrogen Loading | |
---|---|---|
High N | Low N | |
24 | 79.3 ± 3.4 | 63.3 ± 4.5 |
16 | 84.9 ± 8.0 | 70.0 ± 0.5 |
8 | 87.4 ± 4.0 | 70.5 ± 0.6 |
4 | 86.6 ± 1.3 | 80.3 ± 1.5 |
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Battistelli, J.M.; Franklin, R.B.; Mills, A.L. Effect of Tidal Cycling Rate on the Distribution and Abundance of Nitrogen-Oxidizing Bacteria in a Bench-Scale Fill-and-Drain Bioreactor. Water 2018, 10, 492. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10040492
Battistelli JM, Franklin RB, Mills AL. Effect of Tidal Cycling Rate on the Distribution and Abundance of Nitrogen-Oxidizing Bacteria in a Bench-Scale Fill-and-Drain Bioreactor. Water. 2018; 10(4):492. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10040492
Chicago/Turabian StyleBattistelli, Joseph M., Rima B. Franklin, and Aaron L. Mills. 2018. "Effect of Tidal Cycling Rate on the Distribution and Abundance of Nitrogen-Oxidizing Bacteria in a Bench-Scale Fill-and-Drain Bioreactor" Water 10, no. 4: 492. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10040492