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Volume 49, Issue 11-12

June 2004

ISSN 0273-1223

EISSN 1996-9732

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Biofilm Systems V (Selected Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Biofilm Systems, held in Cape Town, South Africa, 14-18 September, 2003)

Research Articles

Aerobic granular sludge technology: an alternative to activated sludge?

L.M.M. de Bruin; M.K. de Kreuk; H.F.R. van der Roest; C. Uijterlinde; M.C.M. van Loosdrecht

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View articletitled, Aerobic granular sludge technology: an alternative to activated sludge?

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Selection of slow growing organisms as a means for improving aerobic granular sludge stability

M.K. de Kreuk; M.C.M. van Loosdrecht

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View articletitled, Selection of slow growing organisms as a means for improving aerobic granular sludge stability

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The effect of intermittent feeding on aerobic granule structure

B.S. McSwain; R.L. Irvine; P.A. Wilderer

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View articletitled, The effect of intermittent feeding on aerobic granule structure

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Formation mechanism of nitrifying granules observed in an aerobic upflow fluidized bed (AUFB) reactor

S. Tsuneda; Y. Ejiri; T. Nagano; A. Hirata

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View articletitled, Formation mechanism of nitrifying granules observed in an aerobic upflow fluidized bed (AUFB) reactor

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The effect of upflow air velocity on the structure of aerobic granules cultivated in a sequencing batch reactor

J.H. Tay; Q.S. Liu; Y. Liu

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View articletitled, The effect of upflow air velocity on the structure of aerobic granules cultivated in a sequencing batch reactor

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Aerobic granular sludge in an SBR-system treating wastewater rich in particulate matter

N. Schwarzenbeck; R. Erley; P.A. Wilderer

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View articletitled, Aerobic granular sludge in an SBR-system treating wastewater rich in particulate matter

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Trickling filters for upgrading low technology wastewater plants for nitrogen removal

P. Pearce

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View articletitled, Trickling filters for upgrading low technology wastewater plants for nitrogen removal

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Difficulties in maintaining long-term partial nitritation of ammonium-rich sludge digester liquids in a moving-bed biofilm reactor (MBBR)

C. Fux; D. Huang; A. Monti; H. Siegrist

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View articletitled, Difficulties in maintaining long-term partial nitritation of ammonium-rich sludge digester liquids in a moving-bed biofilm reactor (MBBR)

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Effects of hydroxylamine on microbial community structure and function of autotrophic nitrifying biofilms determined by in situ hybridization and the use of microelectrodes

T. Kindaichi; S. Okabe; H. Satoh; Y. Watanabe

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View articletitled, Effects of hydroxylamine on microbial community structure and function of autotrophic nitrifying biofilms determined by in situ hybridization and the use of microelectrodes

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Improved nitrogen removal in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors by incorporation of Anammox bacteria into the granular sludge

J.E. Schmidt; D.J. Batstone; I. Angelidaki

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View articletitled, Improved nitrogen removal in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors by incorporation of Anammox bacteria into the granular sludge

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Anaerobic ammonium oxidation of ammonium-rich waste streams in fixed-bed reactors

C. Fux; V. Marchesi; I. Brunner; H. Siegrist

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Model-based evaluation of COD influence on a partial nitrification-Anammox biofilm (CANON) process

X.-D. Hao; M.C.M. van Loosdrecht

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View articletitled, Model-based evaluation of COD influence on a partial nitrification-Anammox biofilm (CANON) process

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Effect of an industrial waste water on the nitrification in fixed-bed biofilm reactors - use of fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH)

P. Hörsch; J. Leve; F.H. Frimmel

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View articletitled, Effect of an industrial waste water on the nitrification in fixed-bed biofilm reactors - use of fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH)

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High nitrification rate at low pH in a fluidized bed reactor with chalk as the biofilm carrier

S. Tarre; M. Beliavski; N. Denekamp; A. Gieseke; D. de Beer ...

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View articletitled, High nitrification rate at low pH in a fluidized bed reactor with chalk as the biofilm carrier

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Experimental study on nitrification in a submerged aerated biofilter

G. Farabegoli; A. Chiavola; E. Rolle; S. Stracquadanio

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View articletitled, Experimental study on nitrification in a submerged aerated biofilter

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Quantification of biofilms in a sub-surface flow wetland and their role in nutrient removal

E. Larsen; M. Greenway

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View articletitled, Quantification of biofilms in a sub-surface flow wetland and their role in nutrient removal

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Effect of solid hold-up on nitrite accumulation in a biofilm reactor - molecular characterization of nitrifying communities

N. Bernet; O. Sanchez; P. Dabert; A. Olaïzola; J.J. Godon ...

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Introduction to the IWA Task Group on Biofilm Modeling

D.R. Noguera; E. Morgenroth

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View articletitled, Introduction to the IWA Task Group on Biofilm Modeling

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Biofilm modeling with AQUASIM

O. Wanner; E. Morgenroth

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View articletitled, Biofilm modeling with AQUASIM

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Comparing biofilm models for a single species biofilm system

E. Morgenroth; H.J. Eberl; M.C.M. van Loosdrecht; D.R. Noguera; G.E. Pizarro ...

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View articletitled, Comparing biofilm models for a single species biofilm system

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Modelling a spatially heterogeneous biofilm and the bulk fluid: selected results from Benchmark Problem 2 (BM2)

H.J. Eberl; M.C.M. van Loosdrecht; E. Morgenroth; D.R. Noguera; J. Perez ...

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View articletitled, Modelling a spatially heterogeneous biofilm and the bulk fluid: selected results from Benchmark Problem 2 (BM2)

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Results from the multi-species Benchmark Problem (BM3) using one-dimensional models

B.E. Rittmann; A.O. Schwarz; H.J. Eberl; E. Morgenroth; J. Perez ...

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Results from the multi-species Benchmark Problem 3 (BM3) using two-dimensional models

D.R. Noguera; C. Picioreanu

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View articletitled, Results from the multi-species Benchmark Problem 3 (BM3) using two-dimensional models

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Assessment of three-dimensional biofilm models through direct comparison with confocal microscopy imaging

J.B. Xavier; C. Picioreanu; M.C.M. van Loosdrecht

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View articletitled, Assessment of three-dimensional biofilm models through direct comparison with confocal microscopy imaging

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A new mathematical model for chemotactic bacterial colony growth

E. Alpkvist; N. Chr. Overgaard; S. Gustafsson; A. Heyden

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View articletitled, A new mathematical model for chemotactic bacterial colony growth

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Two-dimensional cellular automaton model for mixed-culture biofilm

G.E. Pizarro; C. Garcia; R. Moreno; M. E. Sepulveda

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Increasing the capacity for treatment of chemical plant wastewater by replacing existing suspended carrier media with Kaldnes Moving Bed(tm) media at a plant in Singapore

F.G. Wessman; E. Yan Yuegen; Q. Zheng; G. He; T. Welander ...

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View articletitled, Increasing the capacity for treatment of chemical plant wastewater by replacing existing suspended carrier media with Kaldnes Moving Bed(tm) media at a plant in Singapore

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Treatment of municipal wastewater in a hybrid process using a new suspended carrier with large surface area

M. Christensson; T. Welander

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View articletitled, Treatment of municipal wastewater in a hybrid process using a new suspended carrier with large surface area

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Biological granulated activated carbon fluidized bed reactor for atrazine remediation

M. Herzberg; C.G. Dosoretz; S. Tarre; M. Beliavski; M. Green

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Hydrogen-based, hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor for reduction of perchlorate and other oxidized contaminants

R. Nerenberg; B.E. Rittmann

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Methanotrophic biodegradation of cis-1,2-dichloroethylene in a continuously fed fixed-film bioreactor

J.P. Arcangeli; E. Arvin

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View articletitled, Methanotrophic biodegradation of cis-1,2-dichloroethylene in a continuously fed fixed-film bioreactor

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Adsorption and biodegradation of azo dye in biofilm processes

J. Li; P.L. Bishop

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IAL-CHS (internal airlift loop - ceramic honeycomb supports) reactor used for biodegradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol and phenol

Y. Zhang; X. Quan; B.E. Rittmann; J. Wang; H. Shi ...

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View articletitled, IAL-CHS (internal airlift loop - ceramic honeycomb supports) reactor used for biodegradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol and phenol

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Engineering aspects of a mixed methanotrophic culture in a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor

E. Casey; S. Rishell; B. Glennon; G. Hamer

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View articletitled, Engineering aspects of a mixed methanotrophic culture in a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor

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Enhancement of biofilm formation onto surface-modified hollow-fiber membranes and its application to a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor

A. Terada; T. Yamamoto; K. Hibiya; S. Tsuneda; A. Hirata

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The fate of legionellae within distribution pipe biofilms: measurement of their persistence, inactivation and detachment

M.V. Storey; J. Långmark; N.J. Ashbolt; T.A. Stenström

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View articletitled, The fate of legionellae within distribution pipe biofilms: measurement of their persistence, inactivation and detachment

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Contamination potential of drinking water distribution network biofilms

J. Wingender; H.-C. Flemming

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Treatment of leachate from the anaerobic fermentation of solid wastes using two biofilm support media

I. Comett; S. Gonzalez-Martinez; P. Wilderer

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View articletitled, Treatment of leachate from the anaerobic fermentation of solid wastes using two biofilm support media

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UASB reactor for domestic wastewater treatment at low temperatures: a comparison between a classical UASB and hybrid UASB-filter reactor

B. Lew; S. Tarre; M. Belavski; M. Green

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View articletitled, UASB reactor for domestic wastewater treatment at low temperatures: a comparison between a classical UASB and hybrid UASB-filter reactor

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Effects of feeding strategies on the performance of an anaerobic discontinuous reactor containing immobilized biomass with circulation system for liquid-phase mixing

A.A. Orra; S.M. Ratusznei; J.A.D. Rodrigues; E. Foresti; M. Zaiat

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View articletitled, Effects of feeding strategies on the performance of an anaerobic discontinuous reactor containing immobilized biomass with circulation system for liquid-phase mixing

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Stirred anaerobic sequencing batch reactor containing immobilized biomass: a behavior study when submitted to different fill times

A.C. Borges; R.R. Siman; J.A.D. Rodrigues; S.M. Ratusznei; M. Zaiat ...

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View articletitled, Stirred anaerobic sequencing batch reactor containing immobilized biomass: a behavior study when submitted to different fill times

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Full scale fluidized bed anaerobic reactor for domestic wastewater treatment: performance, sludge production and biofilm

N.M. Mendonça; C.L. Niciura; E.P. Gianotti; J.R. Campos

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Microbial communities and their interactions in biofilm systems: an overview

S. Wuertz; S. Okabe; M. Hausner

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View articletitled, Microbial communities and their interactions in biofilm systems: an overview

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Bioaugmentation of a sequencing batch biofilm reactor by horizontal gene transfer

S. Bathe; T.V.K. Mohan; S. Wuertz; M. Hausner

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Behaviour of biofilm systems under varying hydrodynamic conditions

A. León Ohl; H. Horn; D.C. Hempel

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Microsensor measurement of oxygen concentration in biofilms: from one dimension to three dimensions

T. Yu; C. de la Rosa; R. Lu

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View articletitled, Microsensor measurement of oxygen concentration in biofilms: from one dimension to three dimensions

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Reproducibility of biofilm processes and the meaning of steady state in biofilm reactors

Z. Lewandowski; H. Beyenal; D. Stookey

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View articletitled, Reproducibility of biofilm processes and the meaning of steady state in biofilm reactors

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Transition of bacterial spatial organization in a biofilm monitored by FISH and subsequent image analysis

Y. Aoi; S. Tsuneda; A. Hirata

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View articletitled, Transition of bacterial spatial organization in a biofilm monitored by FISH and subsequent image analysis

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Growth, structure and oxygen penetration in particle supported autotrophic biofilms

M. Boessmann; T.R. Neu; H. Horn; D.C. Hempel

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