The role of flagellated and ciliated Protozoa in lagoon and grass filter sewage treatment systems

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2971-2977

  Laybourn Parry, Johanna ^a   Boyall, Janelle ^a   Rogers, Pamela ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS; EFFLUENTS; PROTOZOA; SEWAGE LAGOONS; WATER QUALITY;

CILIATES; GRASS FILTRATION; HETEROTROPHIC NANOFLAGELLATES;

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CILIATE; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; FLAGELLATE; GRASS; LAGOON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032844854     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00523-5     Document Type: Article

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