Experimental study and modelling bacterial activity in biological activated carbon filters

Water Supply

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-231

  Servais, P ^a   Cauchi, B ^b   Billen, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Ctr Rech de la Co Gen des Eaux   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC MATTER;

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILTRATION; MODEL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0029886817     PISSN: 07351917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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