Quantification of biologically and chemically bound phosphorus in activated sludge from full-scale plants with biological P-removal
F. Petriglieri, J. F. Petersen, M. Peces, M. Nierychlo, K. Hansen, C. B. Baastrand, U. G. Nielsen, K. Reitzel, P. H. Nielsen
This study quantifies different phosphorus fractions in activated sludge from EBPR plants using multiple analytical techniques and finds that polyphosphate constitutes a significant portion of total phosphorus, primarily stored in known polyphosphate-accumulating organisms.
bioRxiv · Jan 4, 2021Microbiology