Andrew J. Schuler

TL;DR: An important group of PAOs in EBPR sludges are bacteria closely related to Rhodocyclus and Propionibacter, identified as the most likely candidate PAOs.

TL;DR: The measurement of the ratios of anaerobic phosphorus release to acetate uptake and glycogen degradation to acetates uptake is suggested as an assay to estimate the relative dominance of PAM and GAM, respectively, in EBPR cultures.

TL;DR: The results show that the best performance of the AC-based cathode is achieved when a pressure of 1400 psi is applied followed by heat treatment of 150-200°C for 1h.

TL;DR: Investigations suggested that the attached phases had relatively low densities because of their lack of anaerobic/aerobic cycling and consequent low content of polyphosphate-accumulating organisms, and that differences in enhanced biological phosphorus removal performance between the IFAS and non-IFAS systems were likely related to the observed differences in density and settleability for the suspended phases.

TL;DR: Surprisingly, GAOs were not the immediate causes of PAO failures, based on functional and population measurements, and previous laboratory studies may have overestimated the practical importance of GAOs as causes of EBPR failure.