Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity

Autores
Caravelli, Alejandro Horacio; Giannuzzi, Leda; Zaritzky, Noemi Elisabet
Año de publicación
2004
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Activated sludge technology is more used than any other for biological treatment of wastewater. However, filamentous bulking is a very common problem in activated sludge plants, chlorine being the chemical agent normally used to control it. In this work the effect of chlorine on micro-organisms present in activated sludge flocs was assessed by a respirometric technique (oxygen uptake rate, OUR) and by the INT-dehydrogenase activity test (DHA) measured by two techniques: spectrophotometry (DHA a) and image analysis (DHA i). Both DHA tests were optimized and correlated with the respirometric technique (OUR) using pure cultures of a filamentous micro-organism (Sphaerotilus natans) under chlorine inhibition. Using these correlations the tested methods were applied to determine the action of chlorine on respiratory activity in activated sludge. The OUR and the DHA a quantifies the action of chlorine on the total respiratory activity (RA) of flocs (filamentous and floc-forming bacteria); in contrast, the DHA i test evaluates specific action of chlorine on the RA of filamentous micro-organisms. In activated sludge flocs containing filamentous microorganisms, a chlorine dose of 4.75 mgCl2 (gVSS)-1 with a contact time of 20 minutes reduced about 80% of the RA of filamentous bacteria while affecting only 50-60% of the total RA of flocs. Besides, a chlorine dose of 7.9 mgCl2 (gVSS)-1 produced the total respiratory inactivation of filamentous micro-organisms after 10 min contact, however, with this dose the total RA of activated sludge flocs was reduced only about 45-65%; controlling filamentous bulking without affecting too much floc-forming bacteria. At the tested chlorine concentrations the inhibition of filamentous micro-organisms was higher than in the whole activated sludge. Although floc-forming micro-organisms were demonstrated to be more susceptible to chlorine than filamentous in pure cultures, results obtained in the present work confirmed that it is the location of the filamentous micro-organisms in the flocs and the presence of extracellular polymers substances which largely determines their higher susceptibility to chlorine; consequently this feature plays a critical role in bulking control. Although floc-forming micro-organisms were demonstrated to be more susceptible to chlorine than filamentous in pure cultures, results obtained in the present work confirmed that it is the location of the filamentous micro-organisms in the flocs and the presence of extracellular polymers substances which largely determines their higher susceptibility to chlorine; consequently this feature plays a critical role in bulking control.
Fil: Caravelli, Alejandro Horacio. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos; Argentina
Fil: Giannuzzi, Leda. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos; Argentina
Fil: Zaritzky, Noemi Elisabet. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingenierí­a. Departamento de Ingeniería Química; Argentina
Materia
Filamentous bulking; Chlorination; Sphaerotilus natans;
INT-dehydrogenase activity;
Respirometry;
Image analysis
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
Repositorio
CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Institución
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
OAI Identificador
oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/239838
Acceder
id CONICETDig_878e0c8072cb424caec7aae7ba81a1ee
oai_identifier_str oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/239838
network_acronym_str CONICETDig
repository_id_str 3498
network_name_str CONICET Digital (CONICET)
spelling Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activityCaravelli, Alejandro HoracioGiannuzzi, LedaZaritzky, Noemi ElisabetFilamentous bulking; Chlorination; Sphaerotilus natans;INT-dehydrogenase activity;Respirometry;Image analysishttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.9https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2Activated sludge technology is more used than any other for biological treatment of wastewater. However, filamentous bulking is a very common problem in activated sludge plants, chlorine being the chemical agent normally used to control it. In this work the effect of chlorine on micro-organisms present in activated sludge flocs was assessed by a respirometric technique (oxygen uptake rate, OUR) and by the INT-dehydrogenase activity test (DHA) measured by two techniques: spectrophotometry (DHA a) and image analysis (DHA i). Both DHA tests were optimized and correlated with the respirometric technique (OUR) using pure cultures of a filamentous micro-organism (Sphaerotilus natans) under chlorine inhibition. Using these correlations the tested methods were applied to determine the action of chlorine on respiratory activity in activated sludge. The OUR and the DHA a quantifies the action of chlorine on the total respiratory activity (RA) of flocs (filamentous and floc-forming bacteria); in contrast, the DHA i test evaluates specific action of chlorine on the RA of filamentous micro-organisms. In activated sludge flocs containing filamentous microorganisms, a chlorine dose of 4.75 mgCl2 (gVSS)-1 with a contact time of 20 minutes reduced about 80% of the RA of filamentous bacteria while affecting only 50-60% of the total RA of flocs. Besides, a chlorine dose of 7.9 mgCl2 (gVSS)-1 produced the total respiratory inactivation of filamentous micro-organisms after 10 min contact, however, with this dose the total RA of activated sludge flocs was reduced only about 45-65%; controlling filamentous bulking without affecting too much floc-forming bacteria. At the tested chlorine concentrations the inhibition of filamentous micro-organisms was higher than in the whole activated sludge. Although floc-forming micro-organisms were demonstrated to be more susceptible to chlorine than filamentous in pure cultures, results obtained in the present work confirmed that it is the location of the filamentous micro-organisms in the flocs and the presence of extracellular polymers substances which largely determines their higher susceptibility to chlorine; consequently this feature plays a critical role in bulking control. Although floc-forming micro-organisms were demonstrated to be more susceptible to chlorine than filamentous in pure cultures, results obtained in the present work confirmed that it is the location of the filamentous micro-organisms in the flocs and the presence of extracellular polymers substances which largely determines their higher susceptibility to chlorine; consequently this feature plays a critical role in bulking control.Fil: Caravelli, Alejandro Horacio. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos; ArgentinaFil: Giannuzzi, Leda. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos; ArgentinaFil: Zaritzky, Noemi Elisabet. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingenierí­a. Departamento de Ingeniería Química; ArgentinaPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2004-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/239838Caravelli, Alejandro Horacio; Giannuzzi, Leda; Zaritzky, Noemi Elisabet; Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Water Research; 38; 9; 5-2004; 2395-24050043-1354CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135404000909info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.watres.2004.01.044info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:38:07Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/239838instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:38:07.781CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity
title Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity
spellingShingle Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity
Caravelli, Alejandro Horacio
Filamentous bulking; Chlorination; Sphaerotilus natans;
INT-dehydrogenase activity;
Respirometry;
Image analysis
title_short Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity
title_full Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity
title_fullStr Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity
title_full_unstemmed Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity
title_sort Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Caravelli, Alejandro Horacio
Giannuzzi, Leda
Zaritzky, Noemi Elisabet
author Caravelli, Alejandro Horacio
author_facet Caravelli, Alejandro Horacio
Giannuzzi, Leda
Zaritzky, Noemi Elisabet
author_role author
author2 Giannuzzi, Leda
Zaritzky, Noemi Elisabet
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Filamentous bulking; Chlorination; Sphaerotilus natans;
INT-dehydrogenase activity;
Respirometry;
Image analysis
topic Filamentous bulking; Chlorination; Sphaerotilus natans;
INT-dehydrogenase activity;
Respirometry;
Image analysis
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.9
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Activated sludge technology is more used than any other for biological treatment of wastewater. However, filamentous bulking is a very common problem in activated sludge plants, chlorine being the chemical agent normally used to control it. In this work the effect of chlorine on micro-organisms present in activated sludge flocs was assessed by a respirometric technique (oxygen uptake rate, OUR) and by the INT-dehydrogenase activity test (DHA) measured by two techniques: spectrophotometry (DHA a) and image analysis (DHA i). Both DHA tests were optimized and correlated with the respirometric technique (OUR) using pure cultures of a filamentous micro-organism (Sphaerotilus natans) under chlorine inhibition. Using these correlations the tested methods were applied to determine the action of chlorine on respiratory activity in activated sludge. The OUR and the DHA a quantifies the action of chlorine on the total respiratory activity (RA) of flocs (filamentous and floc-forming bacteria); in contrast, the DHA i test evaluates specific action of chlorine on the RA of filamentous micro-organisms. In activated sludge flocs containing filamentous microorganisms, a chlorine dose of 4.75 mgCl2 (gVSS)-1 with a contact time of 20 minutes reduced about 80% of the RA of filamentous bacteria while affecting only 50-60% of the total RA of flocs. Besides, a chlorine dose of 7.9 mgCl2 (gVSS)-1 produced the total respiratory inactivation of filamentous micro-organisms after 10 min contact, however, with this dose the total RA of activated sludge flocs was reduced only about 45-65%; controlling filamentous bulking without affecting too much floc-forming bacteria. At the tested chlorine concentrations the inhibition of filamentous micro-organisms was higher than in the whole activated sludge. Although floc-forming micro-organisms were demonstrated to be more susceptible to chlorine than filamentous in pure cultures, results obtained in the present work confirmed that it is the location of the filamentous micro-organisms in the flocs and the presence of extracellular polymers substances which largely determines their higher susceptibility to chlorine; consequently this feature plays a critical role in bulking control. Although floc-forming micro-organisms were demonstrated to be more susceptible to chlorine than filamentous in pure cultures, results obtained in the present work confirmed that it is the location of the filamentous micro-organisms in the flocs and the presence of extracellular polymers substances which largely determines their higher susceptibility to chlorine; consequently this feature plays a critical role in bulking control.
Fil: Caravelli, Alejandro Horacio. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos; Argentina
Fil: Giannuzzi, Leda. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos; Argentina
Fil: Zaritzky, Noemi Elisabet. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingenierí­a. Departamento de Ingeniería Química; Argentina
description Activated sludge technology is more used than any other for biological treatment of wastewater. However, filamentous bulking is a very common problem in activated sludge plants, chlorine being the chemical agent normally used to control it. In this work the effect of chlorine on micro-organisms present in activated sludge flocs was assessed by a respirometric technique (oxygen uptake rate, OUR) and by the INT-dehydrogenase activity test (DHA) measured by two techniques: spectrophotometry (DHA a) and image analysis (DHA i). Both DHA tests were optimized and correlated with the respirometric technique (OUR) using pure cultures of a filamentous micro-organism (Sphaerotilus natans) under chlorine inhibition. Using these correlations the tested methods were applied to determine the action of chlorine on respiratory activity in activated sludge. The OUR and the DHA a quantifies the action of chlorine on the total respiratory activity (RA) of flocs (filamentous and floc-forming bacteria); in contrast, the DHA i test evaluates specific action of chlorine on the RA of filamentous micro-organisms. In activated sludge flocs containing filamentous microorganisms, a chlorine dose of 4.75 mgCl2 (gVSS)-1 with a contact time of 20 minutes reduced about 80% of the RA of filamentous bacteria while affecting only 50-60% of the total RA of flocs. Besides, a chlorine dose of 7.9 mgCl2 (gVSS)-1 produced the total respiratory inactivation of filamentous micro-organisms after 10 min contact, however, with this dose the total RA of activated sludge flocs was reduced only about 45-65%; controlling filamentous bulking without affecting too much floc-forming bacteria. At the tested chlorine concentrations the inhibition of filamentous micro-organisms was higher than in the whole activated sludge. Although floc-forming micro-organisms were demonstrated to be more susceptible to chlorine than filamentous in pure cultures, results obtained in the present work confirmed that it is the location of the filamentous micro-organisms in the flocs and the presence of extracellular polymers substances which largely determines their higher susceptibility to chlorine; consequently this feature plays a critical role in bulking control. Although floc-forming micro-organisms were demonstrated to be more susceptible to chlorine than filamentous in pure cultures, results obtained in the present work confirmed that it is the location of the filamentous micro-organisms in the flocs and the presence of extracellular polymers substances which largely determines their higher susceptibility to chlorine; consequently this feature plays a critical role in bulking control.
publishDate 2004
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2004-05
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
info:ar-repo/semantics/articulo
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv http://hdl.handle.net/11336/239838
Caravelli, Alejandro Horacio; Giannuzzi, Leda; Zaritzky, Noemi Elisabet; Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Water Research; 38; 9; 5-2004; 2395-2405
0043-1354
CONICET Digital
CONICET
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/239838
identifier_str_mv Caravelli, Alejandro Horacio; Giannuzzi, Leda; Zaritzky, Noemi Elisabet; Effect of chlorine on filamentous microorganisms present in activated sludge as evaluated by respirometry and INT-dehydrogenase activity; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Water Research; 38; 9; 5-2004; 2395-2405
0043-1354
CONICET Digital
CONICET
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135404000909
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.watres.2004.01.044
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
rights_invalid_str_mv https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
application/pdf
application/pdf
application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
reponame_str CONICET Digital (CONICET)
collection CONICET Digital (CONICET)
instname_str Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
repository.name.fl_str_mv CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
repository.mail.fl_str_mv dasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.ar
_version_ 1844613204534099968
score 13.070432

Publicaciones similares