A technique to determine nitrogen removal rates in systems performing simultaneous nitrification and denitrification

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 505-516

  Mavinic, Donald S ^a   Oldham, William K ^b   Koch, Frederic A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetate; Denitrification; Intermittent aeration; Kinetics; Methanol; Nitrification; ORP control; Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; SEWAGE AERATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

INTERMITTENT AERATION; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIAL;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

EID: 32144452041     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/s05-009     Document Type: Article

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