Simultaneous biological nutrient removal: Evaluation of autotrophic denitrification, heterotrophic nitrification, and biological phosphorus removal in full-scale systems

Water Environment Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 138-150

  Littleton, Helen X ^b   Daigger, Glen T ^a   Strom, Peter F ^b   Cowan, Robert A ^b  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autotrophic process; Denitrification; Heterotrophic process; Nitrification; Nitrogen removal; Nutrient removal; Phosphorus removal; Simultaneous treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; MICROORGANISMS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXIDATION; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; SIMULTANEOUS TREATMENT;

NUTRIENTS;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; MICROORGANISMS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; OXIDATION; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOTROPHY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; HETEROTROPHY; METABOLISM; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; DENITRIFICATION; HETEROTROPHY; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 27844495328     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143003X140926     Document Type: Article

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