From Table 6,it is observed that A/A sludge had a better performance than A/A/O sludge in terms of P uptake. the maximum phosphorus uptake rate of A/A sludge was 55.3 mg P/g VSS h, which was more than three times of the corresponding uptake rate of A/O sludge (15.4mg P/g VSS h). It is interesting to note from Figs. 4b and c that the total amount of phosphorus taken up bu A/A/O and A/A sludges coule be even higher, if adequate amount of nitrate had been provided so that it would not limit the phosphorus uptake process.
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