Treatment of simulated aquaculture water using biofilters subjected to aeration/non-aeration cycles

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9 -9 pt 7, 1998, Pages 223-231

  Shanableh, A ^a   Hijazi, A ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon removal; Cycle duration; Denitrification; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Fixed film biofilters; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AQUACULTURE; BIOMASS; CARBON; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DENITRIFICATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WATER AERATION;

FIXED-FILM BIOFILTERS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (TOC);

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; PHOSPHORUS;

AERATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FILTER; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; AQUACULTURE; BIOFILTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031789136     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00696-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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