Treatment of domestic sewage at low temperature in a two-anaerobic step system followed by a trickling filter

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 199-206

  Elmitwalli, T A ^a   Van Lier, J ^b   Zeeman, G ^b   Lettinga, G ^b  

^a Benha High Institute of Technology   (Egypt)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Domestic sewage; Low temperature; Post treatment; Trickling filter; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NITRIFICATION; TRICKLING FILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME (HRT);

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

METHANE;

ANAEROBIC FILTER; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT; REACTOR; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0346639195     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0840     Document Type: Conference Paper

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