Influence of the suspended and attacted biomass on the nitrification in a two submerged biofilters in series system

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 169-176

  Villaverde, S ^a   Fdz Polanco, F ^a   Lacalle, M L ^a   Garcia P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Nitrification; Respirometry; Submerged biofilter; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; NITRIFICATION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CLOSED RESPIROMETRY ASSAYS; FINE SCREENING; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; PRIMARY SETTLEMENT; SUBMERGED BIOFILTERS; SUBSTRATUM PARTICLES; VOLATILE ATTACHED SOLIDS; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITRIFICATION; SOLIDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS);

EID: 0033915574     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0441     Document Type: Conference Paper

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