Inhibition of nitrification by fluoride in high-strength ammonium wastewater in activated sludge

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-79

  Carrera, Julián ^a   Torrijos, María ^a   Baeza, Juan A ^a   Lafuente, Javier ^a   Vicent, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Fluoride; Frost glass; Inhibition; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042865291     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(02)00313-8     Document Type: Article

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