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Impact of a static magnetic field on biodegradation of wastewater compounds and bacteria recombination

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The current study presents results concerning the effect of a static magnetic field (SMF) on synthetic wastewater biodegradation by activated sludge and on dehydrogenase activity of microorganisms of activated sludge. The highest process efficiency was obtained for a SMF of 0.0075 T among the tested magnetic flux density values of 0.005–0.14 T. Decrease in COD was 25% higher for the bioreactor exposed to SMF compared with control experiments. The positive effect of SMF 0.0075–0.0080 T was confirmed in experiments on the dehydrogenase activity of activated sludge. It was also shown that a SMF of 0.007 T increased p-nitroaniline removal from wastewater and influenced the recombination frequency in a streptomycin-resistant bacteria strain of Eschercihia coli.

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    Maria Łebkowska, Anna Rutkowska-Narożniak, Elżbieta Pajor, Agnieszka Tabernacka & Monika Załęska-Radziwiłł

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Łebkowska, M., Rutkowska-Narożniak, A., Pajor, E. et al. Impact of a static magnetic field on biodegradation of wastewater compounds and bacteria recombination. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 22571–22583 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1943-0

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