BIODEGRADATION OF PAH/s/ IN SLUDGE FROM CWTP OF OSTRAVA

11th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2011, www.sgem.org, SGEM2011 Conference Proceedings/ ISSN 1314-2704, June 20-25, 2011, Vol. 3, 775-782 pp

ABSTRACT

The objective of the work was a laboratory examination of biodegradation of sewage
sludge from the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant (ÚČOV) in Ostrava, which had
undergone physical pre-treatment by means of a spark discharge or UV radiation. The
laboratory tests made use of a bacterial mixture of Rhodococcus sp. and Pseudomonas
putida.

Keywords: Biodegradation, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, Pseudomonas putida, Rhodococcus sp., sewage sludge