Appendix A: Supplementary Materials

The properties of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) granules: Roles of

ambient temperature, salinity and calcium concentration

Bao-Shan Xinga,b, Qiong Guoa,b, Guang-Feng Yangc, Zheng-Zhe Zhanga,b, Peng Lia,b,

Li-Xin Guoa,b, Ren-Cun Jina,b*

a Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hangzhou Normal

University, Hangzhou 310036, China

b Key Laboratory of Hangzhou City for Ecosystem Protection and Restoration,

Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China

c Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058,

China

*Corresponding author:

*Ren-Cun Jin, Fax: +86 571 28865333, E-mail: jrczju@aliyun.com

The following is included as additional supplementary materials for this paper.

Fig. S1. The superficial SEM images of anammox granules. (a) 60×, an SEM image

of a granule from the seeding sludge; (b) 60×, an SEM image of a granule from

(e)

(f)

(d)(c)

(b)(a)

(f)

reactor R1; (c) 50×, an SEM image of a granule from reactor R2; (d) 50×, an SEM

image of a granule from reactor R3; (e) 60×, an SEM image of a granule from reactor

R4 and magnification of (e) at ×1000 (f).