Effect of synthetic iron colloids on the microbiological NH 4+ removal process during groundwater purification

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1884-1892

  Wolthoorn, Anke ^a   Temminghoff, Erwin J M ^a   Van Riemsdijk, Willem H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

NH4+ removal; Small scale purification set up; Synthetic groundwater; Synthetic iron colloids

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COLLOIDS; IRON; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PURIFICATION; WATER AERATION;

MOBILE IRON COLLOIDS; SUBSURFACE AERATION;

GROUNDWATER;

AMMONIA; DRINKING WATER; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; GROUND WATER;

AERATION; AMMONIA; GROUNDWATER; IRON; REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; COLLOID; NITRIFICATION; NITROBACTER; OXIDATION; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1542408481     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2003.12.026     Document Type: Article

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