Activated Sludge‐Foaming

Abstract

What is Foaming? Which Microbes Cause Foaming? Use of Molecular Probes in Foam Monitoring Foam Hydrophobicity and Foam Foam Control Foaming in Anaerobic Digesters

The In Situ Physiology of Pine Tree Like Organisms (PTLO) in Activated Sludge Foams

“…Foaming in activated sludge plants is a microbiological problem of international importance and in recent years the number of presumed causative organisms has broadened as more isolates have been grown from such foams and culture independent molecular analyses of foaming communities have been carried out [1]. Foams probably represent much harsher environments than activated sludge mixed liquors, with more limited nutrient availability.…”