Rating fixed film nitrifying biofilters used in recirculating aquaculture systems

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 389-402

  Malone, Ronald F ^a   Pfeiffer, Timothy J ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilters; Nitrification; Recirculating aquaculture

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOFILMS; OXYGEN; PH EFFECTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AQUACULTURAL ENGINEERING; BIOFILM MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS (RAS);

BIOFILTERS;

AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; BIOFILM; FILM; FILTER; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; WATER QUALITY;

OXYGEN; PH; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 33645965911     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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