Ammonium removal from wastewaters using natural New Zealand zeolites

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 427-446

  Nguyen, M L ^a   Tanner, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agricultural wastewaters; Ammonium removal; Clinoptilolite; Dairy effluent; Mordenite; Piggery effluent; Synthetic effluent; Wastewater; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; ZEOLITE;

EID: 0032434008     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1998.9513328     Document Type: Article

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