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The significance of oxygen uptake rates on the operation of activated sludge systems

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The oxygen uptake rate of activated sludge has been proposed previously as a process control parameter. The data described and analysed in this paper show that,although care needs to be exercised in the interpretation of these rates,they have considerable potential for control purposes.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, P.O. Box 363, Birmingham, UK

    C. F. Forster, M. Surendra & S. Watt

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Forster, C.F., Surendra, M. & Watt, S. The significance of oxygen uptake rates on the operation of activated sludge systems. Biotechnol Lett 2, 327–332 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00172646

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