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The paper discusses the dynamics of the accumulation of microscopic fungi, depending on the sludge load (Bx), in activated sludge used for landfill leachate pretreatment. The propagule washout from the sludge into pretreated leachates is determined, including genera and species that may threaten environmental health. An increased accumulation of microscopic fungi in sludge flocs occurred at Bx=0.23−0.45 mg chemical oxygen demand (COD) mg−1 d−1. Microscopic fungi were eluted at the maximal Bx value tested of 1.64 mg COD mg−1 d−1. Both the activated sludge and the leachate runoff from the sequencing batch reactor (SBR) pose health risks to the environment due to the occurrence of fungi such as Aspergillus fumigatus, Purpureocillium lilacinum, Cyberlindnera jadinii (C. utilis), Geotrichum candidum and G. fragrans. Their count is sufficient to cause multi-organ infections in homeothermal animals and in humans.
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Szyłak-Szydłowski, M., Korniłłowicz-Kowalska, T. The mycobiota of landfill leachates in the pretreatment process in a sequencing batch reactor. cent.eur.j.biol. 7, 250–258 (2012). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-012-0010-y
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