Microbial processes underlying the PETRO concept (trickling filter variant)

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1645-1651

  Shipin, O V ^a   Rose, P D ^b   Meiring, P G J ^a  

^a Turner and Hoffmann   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Exopolysaccharides; Heterotrophy; Microalgae; Oxidation ponds; Sewage; Trickling filter

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOFILMS; CLARIFIERS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FLOCCULATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; STABILIZATION PONDS;

OXIDATION PONDS; POND ENHANCED TREATMENT AND OPERATION (PETRO); TRICKLING FILTER;

WATER FILTRATION;

FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; TRICKLING FILTER;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; FLOCCULATION; FUNGUS; HELMINTH; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SLUDGE CLARIFICATION; SOLID; TRICKLING FILTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PROTOZOA; ROTIFERA; VERMES;

EID: 0033063757     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00390-X     Document Type: Article

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