Changes of microbial indices of water quality in the Vistula and Brda rivers as a result of sewage treatment plant operation

Walczak, Maciej

doi:10.2478/v10009-007-0049-7

Abstract

This paper reports the results of studies of microbiological changes in the water quality of the Vistula and Brda rivers after the opening of sewage treatment plants in Bydgoszcz. The study involved determining the microbiological parameters of water quality. Based on the results obtained, it was found that the quality of the water in both rivers had improved decidedly after the opening of the plants, although an increased number of individual groups of microorganisms was found at the treated sewage outlet from one of the plants.

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Changes of microbial indices of water quality in the Vistula and Brda rivers as a result of sewage treatment plant operation

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