Laboratory septic tank performance response to electrolytic stimulation

Water Research

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 4513-4524

  Zaveri, Rahul M ^a   Flora, Joseph R V ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectrochemical; Electrolysis; Septic tanks

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; HYDROLYSIS; PHOSPHATES; SEPTIC TANKS; UREA;

REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES;

WATER ANALYSIS;

AMMONIA; CELLULOSE; ELECTROLYTE; ENZYME; OXYGEN; PEPTONE TRYPTICASE; PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ELECTROLYTE; LABORATORY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; LABORATORY; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC TANK;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0036837842     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00152-5     Document Type: Article

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