Application of microbead biological filters

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 332-343

  Timmons, Michael B ^a   Holder, John L ^b   Ebeling, James M ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b JLH Consulting   (Canada)

^c Freshwater Institute Shepherdstown   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological filter; Data; Microbead

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BUOYANCY; COSTS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; NITRIFICATION; POLYSTYRENES; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

GRAPHICAL FORM; MICROBEAD; PRESSURED VESSELS;

BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS;

AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; BULK DENSITY; FILTRATION; SURFACE AREA; WARM WATER;

BUOYANCY; COSTS; FILTERS; POLYSTYRENE;

EID: 33646177072     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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