Sand-filters used for wastewater treatment: Buildup and distribution of microorganisms

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1949-1955

  Bahgat, M ^a   Dewedar, A ^b   Zayed, A ^c  

^a SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c University of Suez Canal   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ammonium oxidizers; Nitrification activity; Nitrite oxidizers; Sand filter; Total viable bacteria (TVB)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; SAND; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

SAND FILTERS; TOTAL VIABLE BACTERIA (TVB);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA;

FILTER; MICROORGANISM; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; EGYPT; FILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; RHIZOBIUM; SAND; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS SP.; AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0033151347     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00290-5     Document Type: Article

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