Organic and hydraulic shock loadings on a biological aerated filter

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 321-330

  Mendoza Espinosa, L G ^a   Stephenson, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological aerated filter; Hydraulic shock loads; Organic shock loads

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILTERS; OXYGEN;

BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTER; BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTERS (BAF); EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; HYDRAULIC SHOCKS; NORMAL LOADS; ORGANIC LOAD; SHOCK LOAD; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS;

EFFLUENTS;

OXYGEN;

AERATION; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; FILTER; PERFORMANCE; SHOCK LOAD;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; REACTOR; SHOCK WAVE; SOLUBILITY; TIME; VELOCITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035075646     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332208618281     Document Type: Article

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