Nickel and copper removal at the San Jose/Santa Clara water pollution control plant

Water Environment Research

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1172-1178

  Ekster, Alex ^a   Jenkins, David ^b  

^a University of California ^*

^b UC Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

copper; nickel; removal; wastewater

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHLORINE; COPPER; NICKEL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; DECHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION RATE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0029845873     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143096X128603     Document Type: Article

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