Biological removal of nitrogen species from metal-processing wastewater

Water SA

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 407-412

  Kasia, Justin M ^a   Duncan, John R ^a   Burgess, Joanna E ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Metal industry wastewater; Nitrate; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OXIDATION;

AMMONIA OXIDATION; BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL; METAL-PROCESSING WASTEWATER; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 22844451700     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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