Potential applications of aerobic denitrifying bacteria as bioagents in wastewater treatment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-185

  Shwu Ling, Pai ^a   Chong, Nyuk Min ^b   Chen, Chei Hsiang ^a  

^a Molecular Biology Division Devmt Center for Biotechnology   (Taiwan)

^b DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activated sludgereserved; Aerobic denitrification; Denitrifying bacteria; Nitrogen removal rate

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTS;

AEROBIC DENITRIFICATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DENITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SEDIMENT; TAIWAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033135011     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00140-0     Document Type: Article

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