Biological filtration processes for the removal of algal metabolites

Water

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 64-68

  Ho, L ^a   Wijesundara, S ^b   Shaw, G ^b   O'Donohue, M ^c   Saint, C ^a   Newcombe, G ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b University of Queensland and Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences   (Australia)

^c South East Queensland Water ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODEGRADATION; FILTRATION; METABOLITES; ODORS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGA; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOREMEDIATION; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; METABOLITE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE;

EID: 33747049776     PISSN: 03100367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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