Abstract:
The inhibition of copper ion on nitrification activity of nitrifying bacteria in sediment and activated sludge were studied.The results showed that the inhibition of copper ion on nitrifying bacteria in sediment was stronger than that in activated sludge.The values of IC
50 for sediment and activated sludge were 12.43 μmol/L and 46.90 μmol/L respectively.The experimental results demonstrated that the inhibition of pollutants on nitrification activity of sediment could be used for toxicity evaluation.