Feasibility of biological aerated filters (bafs) for treating landfill leachate

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-354

  Stephenson, T ^a   Pollard, S J T ^a   Cartmell, E ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammoniacal nitrogen; Biological aerated filters; Landfill leachate; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOFILTERS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; STRIPPING (REMOVAL);

AEROBIC BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; AMMONIACAL NITROGEN; BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTER; BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTERS (BAF); BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; LANDFILL LEACHATES; OPERATIONAL LANDFILLS; TOTAL OXIDIZED NITROGENS;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; NITRITE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

AMMONIA; BIOFILTER; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; GAS-LIQUID SEPARATION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

AERATION; AIR; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOPOLISHING; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LANDFILL LEACHATE; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PILOT STUDY; STANDARDIZATION;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 2442691704     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330409355468     Document Type: Article

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