Enrichments of Anaerobic Selenium Oxyanion Reducers from FGD Wastewater Effluent
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Flue gas desulfurization systems (FGD) mitigate air pollutants from coal fired power plants. However, such systems produce wastewater that contains other pollutants such as mercury, arsenic, nitrogen, and selenium that must be removed before the water is released back into the environment. Selenium is of interest because chronic low doses of selenium (ng/L) can cause detrimental ecological consequences. Biological treatment can be utilized to remove selenium from FGD wastewater, but the microorganisms involved in this process and environment within the FGD effluent have not been well studied. This study identifies the microorganisms in selenate-enriched and selenite-enriched FGD effluent that can reduce selenium oxyanions to elemental selenium. Knowing more about these organisms can lead to an eventual optimization in the biological removal of selenium species in these wastewaters.
- Research Organization:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- OSTI ID:
- 1995097
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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