Jia Kang et al.
Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation, 86(3), 223-231 (2014-04-17)
The relationship between soluble microbial products (SMPs) and extracellular polymeric substances is described, and the characteristics of SMPs in the biological wastewater treatment process, including molecular weight distribution, metal-chelating property, biodegradability, biotoxicity, and membrane fouling, are investigated. The SMPs produced