Factors affecting decay of Salmonella Birkenhead and coliphage MS2 during mesophilic anaerobic digestion and air drying of sewage sludge

• Published in: Journal of water and health Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 459 - 472
• Main Authors: Mondal, Tania, Rouch, Duncan A, Thurbon, Nerida, Smith, Stephen R, Deighton, Margaret A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England IWA Publishing 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Air; Air drying; Air temperature; Ambient temperature; Anaerobic digestion; Anaerobic treatment; Anaerobiosis; Anatomical structures; Autoclaving; Bacteria; Bioreactors; Competition; Deactivation; Decay; Digestion; Drying; Enzymes; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Incubation period; Inoculation; Levivirus - physiology; Microorganisms; Mineral nutrients; Moisture content; Pathogens; Peptide Hydrolases - metabolism; Protease; Proteinase; Salmonella; Salmonella - physiology; Sewage; Sewage - microbiology; Sewage - virology; Sewage disposal; Sewage sludge; Sludge; Sludge treatment; Studies; Temperature; Temperature effects; Viability; Viruses; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; Australia; United States > US; Melbourne Victoria Australia

Factors affecting the decay of Salmonella Birkenhead and coliphage, as representatives of bacterial and viral pathogens, respectively, during mesophilic anaerobic digestion (MAD) and air drying treatment of anaerobically digested sewage sludge were investigated. Controlled concentrations of S. Birke...