Remediation of bromate-contaminated groundwater in an ex situ fixed-film bioreactor

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 366, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-20

  Butler, R ^a   Ehrenberg, S ^a   Godley, A R ^b   Lake, R ^c   Lytton, L ^c   Cartmell, E ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WRC PLC   (United Kingdom)

^c Veolia Eau Compagnie Generale des Eaux   (France)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Bromate; Bromide; Fixed film; Groundwater; Pilot scale

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; REMEDIATION;

BROMATE; BROMIDE; FIXED FILMS; PILOT SCALE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

BROMATE; GROUND WATER; NITRITE;

BIOREMEDIATION; BROMINE COMPOUND; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; FILM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BROMATES; NITRATES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33745865935     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.12.013     Document Type: Article

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