Small-scale, hydrogen-oxidizing-denitrifying bioreactor for treatment of nitrate-contaminated drinking water

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2014-2023

  Smith, Richard L ^a   Buckwalter, Seanne P ^a,b   Repert, Deborah A ^a   Miller, Daniel N ^a,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Denitrification; Drinking water; Hydrogen; Nitrate; Rhodocyclus

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENITRIFICATION; GRANITE; HYDROGEN; NITRATES; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POTABLE WATER; SANDSTONE; SURFACE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT;

GROWTH MEDIA; NITRATE REMOVAL; RETENTION TIME; RHODOCYCLIUS SP.;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN; NITRATE; SURFACE WATER;

BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENITRIFICATION; GENERATOR; GRANITE; OXIDATION; PACKED BED REACTOR; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCYCLUS; RHODOCYCLUS SP.;

EID: 20444371509     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.03.024     Document Type: Article

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