<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The protists notably ciliates and testate amoebas in the conditions of modernized wastewater treatment plants “Hajdow” (Lublin, Poland) and the nitrogen removal efficiency were studied. Sampling took place every week during the period of August-September 2010. The total of 31 taxa of ciliates and 3 taxa of testate amoebas were identified. Most of the species were registered during the whole research period. Significant abundance reached the following species: Acineria uncinata, Aspidisca cicada, Aspidisca lynceus, Vorticella aquadulcis, Vorticella infusionum, Arcella vulgaris, Euglypha acanthophora and Pyxidicula operculata. In September increase in efficiency of nitrogen removal process was registered. The research shows that the increase of nitrogen reduction efficiency was accompanied by increase of ciliates quantity, mainly due to peritrichid ciliates.</p></abstract>

The protists notably ciliates and testate amoebas in the conditions of modernized wastewater treatment plants “Hajdow” (Lublin, Poland) and the nitrogen removal efficiency were studied. Sampling took place every week during the period of August-September 2010. The total of 31 taxa of ciliates and 3 taxa of testate amoebas were identified. Most of the species were registered during the whole research period. Significant abundance reached the following species: Acineria uncinata, Aspidisca cicada, Aspidisca lynceus, Vorticella aquadulcis, Vorticella infusionum, Arcella vulgaris, Euglypha acanthophora and Pyxidicula operculata. In September increase in efficiency of nitrogen removal process was registered. The research shows that the increase of nitrogen reduction efficiency was accompanied by increase of ciliates quantity, mainly due to peritrichid ciliates.

Community Composition and Abundance of Protozoa Under Different Concentration Of Nitrogen Compounds at “Hajdow” Wastewater Treatment Plant / Zbiorowiska Pierwotniaków I Ich Liczebność W Oczyszczalni Ścieków „Hajdów” Przy Różnych Stężeniach Związków Azotu

Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland, phone +48 81 744 50 61

Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 40B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland, phone +48 81 538 43 22,

Laboratory of Zoogeography, Department of Fauna and Systematic of Invertebrates, Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine, B. Khmelnitsky 15 St., Kiev 01601, Ukraine

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

The protists notably ciliates and testate amoebas in the conditions of modernized wastewater treatment plants “Hajdow” (Lublin, Poland) and the nitrogen...

Community Composition and Abundance of Protozoa Under Different Concentration Of Nitrogen Compounds at “Hajdow” Wastewater Treatment Plant / Zbiorowiska Pierwotniaków I Ich Liczebność W Oczyszczalni Ścieków „Hajdów” Przy Różnych Stężeniach Związków Azotu

Published Online: Feb 23, 2013

Page range: 127 - 139

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eces-2013-0010

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