VOCs in fixed film processes. I: Pilot studies

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 557-563

  Parker, Wayne J ^a   Monteith, Hugh D ^b   Melcer, Henryk ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Enviromega Ltd   (Canada)

^c BROWN AND CALDWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS; MASS TRANSFER; RECYCLING; STRIPPING (REMOVAL); TOLUENE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; XYLENE;

FIXED FILM PROCESSES; HYDRAULIC LOADING; OFF GAS; ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTORS; SOLIDS RETENTION TIMES; SUSPENDED GROWTH SYSTEMS; TETRACHLOROETHANE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICKLING FILTERS; TRIMETHYLBENZENE;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0030193568     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1996)122:7(557)     Document Type: Article

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