Biomass control in waste air biotrickling filters by protozoan predation

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 216-224

  Cox, Huub H J ^a   Deshusses, Marc A ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass control; Biotrickling filter; Protozoa; Waste air treatment

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; DEGRADATION; TOLUENE;

BIOMASS CONTROL; PROTOZOAN PREDATION; WASTE AIR BIOTRICKLING FILTERS;

TRICKLING FILTRATION;

TOLUENE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PROTOZOON;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; FILTRATION; PROTOZOA; TOLUENE;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033585495     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19990120)62:2<216::AID-BIT12>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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