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FIGURE 10-1
Metabolic steps in the
degradation of organic wastes.
FIGURE 10-2
Similarly structured compounds
having different biodegradability.
FIGURE 10-3
Anaerobic reductive
dehalogenation of
perchloroethene (PCE) to
ethene and ethane.
FIGURE 10-4
Mixed culture of three microbial species involved in the
anaerobic degradation of chlorobenzoate.
FIGURE 10-5
Effect of temperature on the growth rate of a particular
species of mesophilic bacteria.
FIGURE 10-6
Growth of bacteria in batch
culture.
FIGURE 10-7
Degradation of organics and corresponding
increase in biomass.
FIGURE 10-8
Effect of substrate concentration on bacterial growth rate
(hypothetical example).
FIGURE 10-9
Monod half-velocity constant (hypothetical example).
FIGURE 10-10
Effect of toxic inhibition on the bacterial growth rate
(hypothetical example).
FIGURE 10-11
Critical concentration (.) for an inhibitory substance.
FIGURE 10-12
Conventional liquid-phase
treatment.
FIGURE 10-13
Flow and solids balance for system with recycle.
FIGURE 10-14
Sequencing batch reactor
operation.
FIGURE 10-15
Examples of attached growth
systems
FIGURE 10-16
Completely mixed, suspended
growth treatment system.
FIGURE 10-17
Zimpro PACT TM process.
FIGURE 10-18
Multiple-stage slurry-phase
treatment system.
FIGURE 10-19
Distribution of mass of soil and
contaminants by soil fraction.
FIGURE 10-20
EIMCO Biolift TM slurry-phase
bioreactor.
FIGURE 10-21
Land treatment system and
equipment.
FIGURE 10-22
Fate of constituents in land
treatment.
FIGURE 10-23
Final oil and grease
concentrations at the test plot.
FIGURE 10-24
Composting methods—static
piles.
FIGURE 10-25
Composting methods—
enclosed reactor.
FIGURE 10-26
Relative electron acceptor concentrations versus
distance in a theoretical plume.
FIGURE 10-27
Example plume-monitoring well
network.
FIGURE 10-28
Drawing of
typical
bioventing
systems.
FIGURE 10-29
Biosparging system.
FIGURE 10-30
In situ lagoon treatment.