Nitrogen removal from landfill leachate using an infiltration bed coupled with a denitrification barrier

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 73-80

  Robertson, W D ^a   Anderson, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; LANDFILL; WASTE TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFILTRATION; LEACHATE TREATMENT; NITROGEN REMOVAL; SAWDUST; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN ATTENUATION;

LAND FILL;

DENITRIFICATION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0033181265     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.1999.tb00242.x     Document Type: Article

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