Effect of phosphorus addition on nutrient removal from wastewater with the cyanobacterium Phormidium bohneri

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 227-233

  Laliberte G ^a   Lessard, P ^a   De la Noue J ^a   Sylvestre, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biological treatment; Phormidium bohneri; Phosphate

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; CYANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUNLIGHT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

PHORMIDIUM BOHNERI;

NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE WATER;

ADDITION REACTIONS; AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER;

CYANOBACTERIUM; PHORMIDIUM BOHNERI;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 0030616063     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(96)00144-7     Document Type: Article

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