Nitrogen loss in a nitrifying biofilm system

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 13-21

  Helmer, C ^a   Kunst, S ^a   Juretschko, S ^b   Schmid, M C ^b   Schleifer, K H ^b   Wagner, M ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerobic anoxic deammonification; Biofilm; Biological contactor; Nitrification aerobic denitrification; Nitrogen loss

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; DENITRIFICATION; LEACHATE TREATMENT; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN;

BIOLOGICAL CONTACTOR; NITROGEN LOSS;

BIOFILMS;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; RNA 16S;

BIOFILM; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; NITROGEN; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LANDFILL; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN;

AMOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 0033011891     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00145-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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