REDUCTION OF INDICATOR ORGANISMS DURING BIOLOGICAL SOLUBILIZATION OF METALS: A PILOT STUDY

摘要

Laboratory and pilot scale studies on the biological solubilization of metals from undigested raw sludge were carried out using elemental sulphur as the energy source. Metals (Cu, Zn, Ni and Cd), pH, sulfate and indicator bacteria [total coliforms (TC) faecal coliforms (FC) and faecal streptococci (FS)] were used to evaluate the system effectiveness. This paper does not report the detailed design and operational data of the pilot plant (available elsewhere [1]) but focuses on the biological tests carried out at the Mian Wastewater Treatment Plant in Toronto from July to December, 1997.