A pre- and post-denitrification system treating a very high ammonia landfill leachate: Effects of ph change on process performance

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 289-300

  Ilies, P ^a   Mavinic, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anoxic pH; Bardenpho process; Biological treatment; Leachate nitrogen removal; Methanol

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; METHANOL; NITROGEN OXIDES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; RECYCLING;

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; INTERNAL RECYCLE RATIO; LEACHATES; NITRIFICATION PERFORMANCE; POST-DENITRIFICATION; PROCESS PERFORMANCE;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CARBON; METHANOL; NITROGEN;

DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PH;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; LANDFILL; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; PH; REACTOR; RECYCLING; SOIL TREATMENT; TIME;

EID: 0035074084     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332208618284     Document Type: Article

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