Biological nitrogen and organic matter removal from tannery wastewater in pilot plant operations in Ethiopia

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 333-339

  Leta, S ^a   Assefa, F ^a   Gumaelius, L ^b   Dalhammar, G ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PILOT PLANTS; SOLIDS; SUBSTRATES; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ORGANIC METAL REMOVAL; PREDENITRIFICATION-NITRIFICATION PROCESSES; TANNERY WASTEWATER; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS (VSS);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CHROMIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; VOLATILE AGENT;

WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; ETHIOPIA; EVALUATION; LEATHER INDUSTRY; NITRIFICATION; SOLID; SUSPENSION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHROMIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NITROGEN; TANNING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 11244283455     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1715-2     Document Type: Article

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