Respirometry for Environmental Science and Engineering

Fundamentals of respirometry:
Covers biological growth relationships and their application to respirometry.

Features of commercial respirometers:
Describes the basis for design and operation of commercial respirometers including discussions of their operating features.

Applications of respirometry:
Covers biodegradation testing, toxicity assessment, anaerobic and anoxic tests, and biomass activity.

Biodegradation Kinetics:
Describes protocols for kinetic analysis and shows how various kinetic parameters affect the modeling of microbiological reactions.

Respirometry for activated sludge process control:
OUR fingerprints, estimating active biomass concentrations, continuous monitoring using on-line respirometers, and Short-Term BOD.

Treatability testing:
Describes batch and continuous methods for assessing treatability of wastewaters.