Cool temperature performance of a wheat straw biofilter for treating dairy wastewater

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 493-505

  Shah, Sanjay B ^a   Bhumbla, Devinder K ^a   Basden, Thomas J ^a   Lawrence, Layle D ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; COD; Nitrogen; Oil and grease; Phosphorus; TSS

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; FILTRATION; LUBRICATING GREASES; NITRATES; WASTEWATER;

POLLUTANTS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES;

AMMONIA; NITRATE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; POLLUTION REDUCTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPHOSPHATES; TEMPERATURE; TRITICUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036379464     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PFC-120014879     Document Type: Article

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