A comparison of biofilm growth and water quality changes in sewers with anoxic and anaerobic (septic) conditions

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 303-310

  Æsøy, Anette ^a   Storfjell, Målfrid ^b   Mellgren, Lovisa ^a   Helness, Herman ^c   Thorvaldsen, Gøril ^c   Ødegaard, Hallvard ^b   Bentzen, Greta ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Anoxic; Biomass growth; Septic; Sewers; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; FILM GROWTH; NITRATES; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHORUS; SEWERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER QUALITY;

SEPTIC SEWERS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; SULFIDE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; PH; SEWER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0030861495     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00337-5     Document Type: Article

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