Development and validation of a simple protocol to rapidly determine the performance of biofilters for VOC treatment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 461-467

  Deshusses, Marc A ^a   Johnson, Camdon T ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION SYSTEMS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ALCOHOLS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; ESTERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; KETONES; PARAFFINS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER;

AIR FILTERS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; POLLUTANT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034131745     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9909172     Document Type: Article

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