Biodegradability of wastewater determines microbial assembly mechanisms in full-scale wastewater treatment plants

• Published in: Water research (Oxford) Vol. 169; p. 115276
• Main Authors: Zhang, Bing, Ning, Daliang, Yang, Yunfeng, Van Nostrand, Joy D., Zhou, Jizhong, Wen, Xianghua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2020
• Subjects: activated sludge; biochemical oxygen demand; Biodegradability; Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; chemical oxygen demand; energy; Microbial assembly; microbial communities; Microbiota; microorganisms; Networks; nucleotide sequences; pollutants; pollution control; ribosomal RNA; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Sewage; stochastic processes; sustainable development; System performance; toxicity; Waste Disposal, Fluid; Waste Water; wastewater; wastewater treatment; Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs); Networks; Microbial assembly; System performance; Biodegradability; Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are critical for maintaining sustainable development in modern societies, wherein microbial populations residing in activated sludge (AS) are responsible for the removal of pollutants from wastewater. The biodegradability [biological oxygen demand/chemical oxygen...