Sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification pond systems for in-situ remediation of nitrate-contaminated surface water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 1 pt 1, 1998, Pages 15-22

  Flere, Joel M ^a   Zhang, Tian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotrophic denitrification; In situ remediation; Nitrates; Sulfur; Thiobacillus denitrificans; Thiobacillus thiooxidans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; DENITRIFICATION; IN SITU PROCESSING; NITRATES; PERFORMANCE; WATER TREATMENT;

IN SITU REMEDIATION;

SURFACE WATERS;

LIMESTONE; NITRATE; SULFATE; SULFUR; SURFACE WATER;

DENITRIFICATION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; PH; POND; TIME; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; THIOBACILLUS; THIOBACILLUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 0031730237     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00385-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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