The development of nutrient-removal processes (abridged)

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 330-337

  Barnard, J L ^a  

^a Reid Crowther and Partners Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biological nutrient removal processes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; NITRIFICATION; RECYCLING; SEWAGE AERATION;

NUTRIENT REMOVAL PROCESSES; STABILIZATION ZONE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

EID: 0032465446     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1998.tb00194.x     Document Type: Article

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