Estimation of biochemical oxygen demand in slurry and effluents using ultra-violet spectrophotometry

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 372-374

  Brookman, S K E ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BOD; Effluent; Slurry; Ultra violet absorbance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DILUTION; EFFLUENT; MANURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLURRIES; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBANCE;

WATER ANALYSIS;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; OXYGEN; SLURRIES;

EID: 0030617326     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00250-3     Document Type: Article

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