Laboratory-scale investigation of biological phosphate removal from municipal wastewater

Water SA

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 459-462

  Sidat, M ^a   Kasan, H C ^a   Bux, F ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; SPECTROMETRY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); PHOSPHATES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; WATER AERATION;

BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHATE REMOVAL;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032716607     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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