Major pathways for nitrogen removal in waste water stabilization ponds

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 125-136

  Lai, Patrick C C ^a   Lam, Paul K S ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

nitrification and denitrification; nitrogen removal; phytoplankton; waste stabilization pond

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYTOPLANKTON; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAE;

NITROGEN; WASTE WATER;

AUSTRALIA; NITRITES; PHYTOPLANKTON; WASTEWATER STABILIZATION PONDS;

AMMONIA; CHLOROPHYLL; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SURFACE WATERS; TEMPERATURE;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 0030615459     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026438730507     Document Type: Article

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