Comparison of two biological treatment processes using attached-growth biomass for sanitary landfill leachate treatment

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 273-281

  Loukidou, M X ^a   Zouboulis, A I ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Attached growth biomass; GAC; Landfill leachate treatment; Moving bed biofilm; Polyurethane carriers

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LANDFILL; LEACHING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0342520875     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(00)00069-5     Document Type: Article

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