Parameters affecting biological phosphate removal from wastewaters

Environment International

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-259

  Mulkerrins, D ^a   Dobson, A D W ^a   Colleran, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Phosphate; Volatile fatty acid; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FATTY ACIDS; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHATES; POSITIVE IONS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN (DO);

WASTEWATER;

CATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; PHOSPHATE; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DOCUMENTATION; FOOD; MICROORGANISM; NUTRIENT; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0347135723     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(03)00177-6     Document Type: Review

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