Inhibition of nitrification by heavy metals and organic compounds: The ISO 9509 test

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-90

  Juliastuti, S R ^a   Baeyens, J ^a   Creemers, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autotrophic biomass; Heavy metals; Nitrate; Nitrification; Nitrite; Organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CATALYSIS; HEAVY METALS; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CHLOROBENZENE; COPPER; ETHYLBENZENE; HEAVY METAL; NITRATE; NITRITE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHENOL; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; ZINC;

BIOMASS; HEAVY METAL; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; GROWTH RATE; IC 50; NITRIFICATION; RESPIROMETRY; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037237035     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287503763336511     Document Type: Article

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