External nitrification in biological nutrient removal activated sludge systems

Water SA

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 225-238

  Hu, Zhi Rong ^a   Wentzel, M C ^a   Ekama, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC FERMENTATION; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; NITRIFICATION; POLYPHOSPHATE ACCUMULATING ORGANISM; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DENITRIFICATION; MICROORGANISMS; NITRIFICATION;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL (BNR); POLYPHOSPHATE ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS (PAO);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

EID: 0034025180     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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