Impact of temperature on nitrification in biological activated carbon (BAC) filters used for drinking water treatment

Water Research

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2923-2934

  Andersson, Anneli ^a   Laurent, Patrick ^a   Kihn, Anne ^b   Prévost, Michèle ^a   Servais, Pierre ^b  

^a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ammonia removal; Biological activated carbon (BAC filters); Drinking water; Nitrification; Nitrifying biomass; Opened and closed superstructure; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; BIOMASS; NITRIFICATION; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

NITRIFICATION PROCESSES;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS);

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; CARBON; COAL; DRINKING WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; FILTER; FULL SCALE TEST; NITRIFICATION; PILOT SCALE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; LOW TEMPERATURE; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT; WOOD;

EID: 0034963741     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00579-0     Document Type: Article

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