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Which risk increases when dissolved molecular oxygen concentration drops in wastewater treatment?

A)Increased sulfate reduction rates
B)Enhanced nitrification process
C)Reduced sludge volume index
D)Accelerated phosphate precipitation

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Anaerobic conditions promote sulfate reduction because sulfate-reducing bacteria use sulfate rather than oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor; therefore, sulfide production increases, rather than nitrification via aerobic bacteria reducing sludge volume in oxygen-rich conditions.

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