IMPACT OF SELECT INDUSTRIAL WASTE COMPONENTS ON BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL.

As a first step in assessing the impact of industrial wastes on organisms associated with bio-P removal, this investigation was undertaken to examine the response of bio-P cultures to infrequent or slug dosing of potentially inhibitory, industrially relevant wastewater constituents. It is anticipated that any bio-P removal system proposed for a waste stream containing a more continuous supply of potentially inhibitory compounds be examined on pilot-scale prior to final process selection. The slug discharges emulated in this study can be envisioned as the result of either an accidental spill or a breakdown in on-site pretreatment systems.