혐기-호기 체계의 활성오니를 이용하여 폐수로부터 인과 질소를 동시에 제거하는 연구를 행하였다. 혐기적인 조건에서 nitrate 혹은 nitrite의 농도가 거의 0일 때, 제거된 glucose의 양은 orthophosphate의 방출과 직선적인 관계를 나타내었으며, 유입수에서 인과 glucose의 비율이 0.04 이하일 때, 폐수 중의 인은 호기적인 단계에서 거의 제거되었다. 이는 혐기적 단계에서 받은 stress로 인해 호기적 단계에서 받은 stress로 인해 호기적 단계에서 훨씬 많은 양의 인을 흡수한 것으로 생각된다. 혐기적 단계에서의 인의 방출양과 호기적 단계에서의 인의 흡수양은 $NO_x-N$의 농도와는 비례적인 관계가 아니었으며, 더우기, glucose에 대한 $NO_2-N$의 비가 0.37보다 낮을 때, 유입수 중의 무기질소는 완전히 제거되었다.
Simultaneous removal of phosphorus and nitrogen from wastewater was studied by the anaerobic-aerobic system of activated sludge. In the anaerobic stage, most of the influent glucose was removed and orthophosphate was released, when the nitrate and/or nitrite concentration in the wastewater was almost zero. The amount of the released phosphorus was found to be directly proportional to the amount of the removed glucose. When the ratio of phosphorus to glucose in the influent was less than 0.04, the phosphorus in the wastewater was almost completely removed during the aerobic state. Under the anaerobic condition, activated sludge released phosphate and excess removal of phosphate occurred during the aerobic condition. Namely, the stress received in anaerobic period stimulated the uptake of phosphorus in aerobic period. The amounts of phosphorus release in the anaerobic and uptake in the aerobic stage were less in proportional to the concentration of $NO_x-N$. Further, if the initial ratio of $NO_2-N$/glucose was less than 0.37, the inorganic nitrogen in the influent could be completely removed.
