Odorous swine wastewater treatment by purple non-sulfur bacteria, Rhodopseudomonas palustris, isolated from eutrophicated ponds

Biotechnol Lett. 2004 May;26(10):819-22. doi: 10.1023/b:bile.0000025884.50198.67.

Abstract

Three strains of phototrophic, purple, non-sulfur bacteria, isolated from eutrophic ponds, were used to treat odorous swine wastewater. One isolate, Rhodopseudomonas palustris, when cultured in swine wastewater without supplementation for 7 d, removed odorous organic acids (170 mg l(-1)), COD (10,000 mg l(-1)) and phosphate (180 mg l(-1)).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agriculture
  • Animals
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Fresh Water / microbiology*
  • Industrial Waste / prevention & control*
  • Odorants / prevention & control*
  • Organic Chemicals / metabolism*
  • Oxygen / metabolism
  • Phosphates / metabolism*
  • Rhodopseudomonas / classification
  • Rhodopseudomonas / metabolism*
  • Species Specificity
  • Swine
  • Waste Disposal, Fluid / methods
  • Water Purification / methods*

Substances

  • Industrial Waste
  • Organic Chemicals
  • Phosphates
  • Oxygen