Handbook of Water and Wastewater MicrobiologyDuncan Mara, Nigel J. Horan "Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right" --Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General Edited by two world-renowned scientists in the field, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology provides a definitive and comprehensive coverage of water and wastewater microbiology. With contributions from experts from around the world, this book gives a global perspective on the important issues faced in the provision of safe drinking water, the problems of dealing with aquatic pollution and the processes involved in wastewater management. Starting with an introductory chapter of basic microbiological principles, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology develops these principles further, ensuring that this is the essential text for process engineers with little microbiological experience and specialist microbiologists alike.
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... sulphide when using the former as terminal electron acceptor. Anaerobic respiration is much less energyefficient than aerobic respiration. A large amount of substrate is required to produce sufficient ATP for the cell. This is because ...
... sulphide to sulphur, with donation of electrons to the PS, to bacteriochlorophyll 663 and then to an iron sulphurcytochrome b complex with ferredoxin serving as the immediate donor of electrons to NADž. The elemental sulphur accumulates ...
... sulphide and hydrogen sulphide gas, which not only has a foul smell but also is toxic to many aquatic life forms. Fortunately, sulphides are relatively insoluble (pKa , 7.1) and form a black precipitate with many metals. However, the ...
... sulphide (FeS) as electron donor and oxygen as electron acceptor, with the S being oxidized to sulphate (SO4 22). The same reaction occurs in the condensate in the top gas space of sewers except in this case the electron donor is ...
... sulphide in the liquid wastewater phase, some of which comes off as a gas and redissolves in the condensate of the ... sulphides (H2S, S2), as electron donor and nitrate or nitrite as electron acceptor, with the reduced sulphur being ...
Contents
Part 2 Water and Excreta Related Diseases | 175 |
Part 3 Microbiology of Wastewater Treatment | 315 |
Part 4 Drinking Water Microbiology | 611 |
Useful Websites | 794 |
Index | 797 |