Special Issue "Microbial Action in Wastewater and Sludge"
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 19827
Special Issue Editors
Interests: activated sludge and leachate; microbial degradation of toxic pollutants; diversity of microorganisms; bioremediation; biomonitoring; nanotechnology
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: microbial metabolism and diversity; degradation of toxic compounds; bioremediation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We welcome you to contribute to the Special Issue “Microbial Action in Wastewater and Sludge” with original articles and reviews addressing recent knowledge on: microbial removal and transformation of phosphorus and nitrogen, impact of toxic compounds (e.g., drugs, heavy metals, aromatic hydrocarbons, endocrine disrupting compounds) on biological activity of sewage sludge microbiome, and participation of microorganisms in degradation/transformation of contaminants. In connection with the above, changes in the functional capacity and genetic diversity of living microorganisms, their enzymatic activity, as well as new strategies that are designed to protect the structure and activity of the activated sludge microbial communities against xenobiotics will also be accepted. Articles on the use of microbial inocula with specific metabolic potential towards increasing the efficiency of contaminants removal during wastewater treatment and new bioremediation technology including nanotechnology will be expected.
Prof. Dr. Agnieszka Mrozik
Prof. Dr. Zofia Piotrowska-Seget
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- dynamics and diversity of microbial populations
- enzymatic activity
- ecotoxicity of wastewater
- degradation/transformation of toxic compounds
- removal of nutrients
- interactions between microorganisms in sewage and activated sludge
- nanotechnology in wastewater treatment