Recent developments in the biological filtration of sewage to produce high-quality nitrified effluents

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 393-412

  Boon, A G ^a   Hemfrey, J ^b   Boon, K ^a   Brown, M ^c  

^a Hyder Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^b Babcock Water Engineering Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Ludgate Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological filtration; High quality effluents; Media size; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION; HIGH QUALITY EFFLUENTS; SEWAGE FLOWRATE;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS; COMPOSITION; EFFLUENTS; NITRIFICATION; TEMPERATURE;

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT;

NITROGEN;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; SEWAGE;

BIOFILTRATION; EFFLUENT; FLOW RATE; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; WATER QUALITY; WINTER;

EID: 0031464529     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1997.tb01373.x     Document Type: Article

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