Removal of iron and manganese using biological roughing up flow filtration technology

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 4463-4475

  Pacini, Virginia Alejandra ^a   Ingallinella, Ana María ^a   Sanguinetti, Graciela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Iron; Iron oxidizing bacteria; Manganese; Manganese oxidizing bacteria; Roughing filtration

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MANGANESE; PH EFFECTS; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA; MANGANESE OXIDIZING BACTERIA; ROUGHING FILTRATION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

GROUND WATER; IRON; MANGANESE; OXYGEN;

BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; GROUNDWATER; IRON; MANGANESE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL METHOD; FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER; IRON; MANGANESE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGY; FILTRATION; FLOW; OXIDATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 27544436285     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.08.027     Document Type: Article

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