Denitrification kinetics of high nitrate concentration water: pH effect on inhibition and nitrite accumulation

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 831-839

  Glass, Charles ^a   Silverstein, Joann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Denitrification; Nitrite accumulation; Sequencing Batch Reactor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; IMPURITIES; PH; PH EFFECTS; WASTEWATER;

DENITRIFICATION KINETICS; NITRITE ACCUMULATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR;

DENITRIFICATION;

NITRATE; NITRITE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032031320     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00260-1     Document Type: Article

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