Process engineering in biological aerobic waste-water treatment

Acta Biotechnologica

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-145

  Gavrilescu, M ^a   Macoveanu, M ^a  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0032783368     PISSN: 01384988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/abio.370190205     Document Type: Article

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