Treatment of landfill leachate with aerated and non-aerated submerged biofilters

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1129-1144

  Galvez A ^a   Zamorano, M ^a   Hontoria, E ^a   Ramos, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerated and non aerated reactors; COD removal; Landfill leachate treatment; Submerged biological filter

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INDUSTRIAL WASTES; OXYGEN; POSITIVE IONS; SEWAGE AERATION;

AERATED AND NON-AERATED REACTORS; COD REMOVAL; LANDFILL LEACHATE TREATMENT; SUBMERGED BIOLOGICAL FILTERS;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

ANION; BROMINE; CHLORIDE ION; FLUORIDE ION; MAGNESIUM ION; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; VOLATILE AGENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILTER; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MATERIALS; SPAIN; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR MOVEMENTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; HALOGENS; METALS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33745135470     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520600623034     Document Type: Article

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