Quantification of denitrification potential in carbonaceous trickling filters

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 4011-4017

  Biesterfeld, Sidney ^a,e   Farmer, Greg ^b   Figueroa, Linda ^c   Parker, Denny ^d   Russell, Phil ^b  

^a Integra Engineering   (United States)

^b Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^d BROWN AND CALDWELL   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Denitrification; Nitrate; Nitrogen; Roughing filter; Trickling filter

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; OXYGEN;

TRICKLING FILTERS (TF);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM; DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; TRICKLING FILTER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; NITRATE METABOLISM; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0042090470     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00302-6     Document Type: Article

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