Providing moisture passively to enhance start up and maintain biofilm activity in an intermittently loaded reactor

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1591-1605

  Safferman, Steven I ^a   Nath, Rupak ^a   Saliba, Azeez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofilm moisture requirements; Biofilm support media; Deicing fluid; Intermittent hydraulic loading; Intermittent wastewater treatment; On site wastewater treatment; Water holding amendment

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; ETHYLENE; GLYCOLS; HYDRAULICS; ICE PROBLEMS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; REACTOR STARTUP; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM MOISTURE REQUIREMENT; DEICING FLUID; INTERMITTENT HYDRAULIC LOADING; WATER HOLDING AMENDMENT;

BIOFILMS;

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; POLYACRYLAMIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SOIL TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0033199003     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529909376914     Document Type: Article

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