Nitrification inhibition by ethylenediamine-based chelating agents

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-228

  Hu, Zhiqiang ^a   Chandran, Kartik ^a,c   Grasso, Domenico ^b   Smets, Barth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Metcalf and Eddy   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelating agents; DTPA; EDTA; Ethylenediamine; Nitrification inhibition

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMINES; CHELATION; OXIDATION;

NITRIFICATION INHIBITION;

NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ION; CHELATING AGENT; EDETIC ACID; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRITE; PENTETIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION;

CHELATING AGENT; INHIBITION; NITRIFICATION;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOMASS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; REACTOR;

EID: 0037766056     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287503321671429     Document Type: Article

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