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Determination of the biodegradable fraction of dissolved and particulate organic carbon in waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2009

P. Servais ,
A. Barillier  and
J. Garnier
P. Servais
Affiliation:
Groupe de Microbiologie des Milieux Aquatiques (GMMA), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus de la Plaine, CP 221, boulevard du Triomphe, B-1050 Bruxelles
A. Barillier
Affiliation:
CEMAGREF, Division Qualité des Eaux, 14, avenue de Saint-Mandé, F-75012 Paris
J. Garnier
Affiliation:
CNRS, URA 1367, Laboratoire de Géologie Appliquée, 4, place Jussieu, Tour 26, 5 étage, F-75005 Paris
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Abstract

A simple procedure is described in order to estimate the biodegradable fraction of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), particulate organic carbon (POC) and total organic carbon (TOC) in water samples. Methodological improvements of the method which includes aerobic incubation in batch and carbon measurements are presented. First applications to natural and waste water samples show the usefulness of the method in the field of water treatment and management of surface water.

Keywords

dissolved organic carbonparticulate organic carbontotal organic carbonbiodegradationriver watervaste watercarbone organique dissouscarbone organique particulairecarbone organique totalbiodégradationeau de rivièreeau usée
Type
Research Article
Information
Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 75 - 80
Copyright
© Gauthier-Villars, 1995

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