Treatment for small polluted rivers: Design and performance of an experimental structure

Water SA

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 101-106

  Ramirez Baca N ^a   Saucedo Teran R ^b   Manzanares Papayanopoulos, L I ^a   Carrazco Palafox, J ^c   Nevarez Moorillon G V ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN MATERIALES AVANZADOS   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHUA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alternative technology; Freshwater contaminants; Microbial communities; Self purification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COSTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

FLOW VELOCITY; POLLUTED RIVERS; SELF-PURIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WWTP);

RIVERS;

DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; RIVER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DESIGN; DEVELOPING WORLD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIVER WATER; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 14744306480     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v31i1.5126     Document Type: Article

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