Nitrifying biotower upsets due to snails and their control

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 247-254

  Palsdottir, Gudny ^a   Bishop, Paul L ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biofilm; Grazing; Nitrate; Nitrification; Snails

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; NUTRITION;

NITRIFYING BIOTOWERS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; NITRIFICATION; SNAIL; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GASTROPODA; PHYSA GYRINA;

EID: 0030752087     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00331-4     Document Type: Article

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