Biological treatment of airstreams contaminated with VOCs: An overview

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4 -4 pt 2, 1996, Pages 565-571

  Edwards, Findlay G ^a   Nirmalakhandan, N ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airstreams; Biofilter; Biological; Bioscrubber; Biotrickling filter; VOCs

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; BIOREACTORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOFILTERS; BIOLOGICAL AIR STREAM TREATMENT; BIOSCRUBBERS; BIOTRICKLING FILTERS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOREACTOR; GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0029846293     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00597-5     Document Type: Article

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