A field scale evaluation of the airstripping of volatile organic compounds by surface aerators

Water Environment Research

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1132-1139

  Parker, Wayne J ^a,b   Monteith, Hugh D ^b   Bell, John P ^b   Melcer, Henryk ^c,d  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Enviromega Ltd   (Canada)

^c BROWN AND CALDWELL   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

aeration; mass transfer; stripping; temperature; volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AERATION; ARTICLE; FLUID TRANSPORT; GAS TRANSPORT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029830292     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143096X128531     Document Type: Article

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