Fate of pentachlorophenol (PCP) in an anaerobic digester

Water Environment Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 201-206

  Chen, Shyi Tien ^a   Dong, Joseph ^b   Berthouex, P M ^a   Boyle, W C ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b Racine Water and Wastewater Utilities   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Chlorophenols; PCP; Pentachlorophenol; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; PH; PHENOLS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; CHLORINE COMPOUND; PHENOL; TREATMENT PLANT; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; GAS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; STEADY STATE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034113013     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143000X137293     Document Type: Article

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