Biological treatment of a high ammonia leachate: Influence of external carbon during initial startup

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2533-2541

  Shiskowski, D M ^a   Mavinic, D S ^b  

^a Associated Engineering Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Carbon; Denitrification; Free ammonia; Leachate; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; AMMONIA; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PH;

AMMONIA LEACHATE; ANOXIC DENITRIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL DENITRIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL NITRIFICATION; FREE AMMONIA; METHANOGENESIS;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CARBON; METHANOL; NITROGEN;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; LANDFILL; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032146024     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00465-X     Document Type: Article

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