2.6. Microbiological characterization
Representative samples of biomass were taken from both the
Alto Seveso WWTP and the laboratory scale SBBGR to analyse
biomass microbial composition. The analysis was performed on two samples from Alto Seveso WWTP (one from the denitrification
basin and one from the oxidation basin) and three
samples from lab-scale SBBGR (taken at the end of the
experimental campaign from three bed heights). Moreover,
the inoculum used to start up the SBBGR was analysed