Table 1 Conditions in the MBBRs during the period of investigation.

From: Disturbance-based management of ecosystem services and disservices in partial nitritation-anammox biofilms

 

Mainstream

Sidestream

Reactor NH4+ (mg N L−1)

10 ± 3.0

73 ± 24

Reactor NH3 – FA (mg N L−1)

0.04 ± 0.02

0.6 ± 0.2

Reactor NO2− (mg N L−1)

0.45 ± 0.09

4.6 ± 0.7

Reactor HNO2 – FNA (mg N L−1)

9 ± 2·10−5

7 ± 1·10−4

Reactor NO3− (mg N L−1)

3.2 ± 1.1

140 ± 28

Temperature (°C)

15 ± 1.4

25 ± 2.2

Dissolved Oxygen (mg L−1)

2.0 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.7