Carrier technology/humic additives to upgrade biological water treatment

• Published in: Transactions on ecology and the environment Vol. 95; pp. 509 - 518
• Main Authors: JIRKU, V, MASAK, J, CEJKOVA, A
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Southampton WIT 01.01.2006; W I T Press
• Subjects: Additives; Applied sciences; Biofilms; Biological and medical sciences; Biological treatment of waters; Biotechnology; Environment and pollution; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fungi; General purification processes; Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects; Pollutants; Pollution; Toxicity; Upgrading; Wastewater treatment; Wastewaters; Water treatment; Water treatment and pollution; Biodegradation; Microbial activity; Toxicity; Biological purification; Fungi; Additive; Metabolic inactivation; Biofilm; Pollutant effect; Fungi Imperfecti; Waste water purification; Entrapped microorganism; Humic acid
• ISBN: 9781845640422; 184564042X
• ISSN: 1746-448X; 1743-3541
• DOI: 10.2495/WP060501

The limitations of wastewater bio-treatments have challenged cell biologists and bioengineers to search for new approaches to upgrade the function and stability of these processes. In this connection, we have been trying to find a widely applicable approach to optimize the clean up efficiency through enhanced capability of fungal biodegraders both to tolerate pollutant toxicity or stressing conditions of the environment and to utilize less accessible pollutants. This paper reports some findings enabling aimed applications of fungal biofilms and humic additives.