Biological denitrification in drinking water treatment using the seaweed Gracilaria verrucosa as carbon source and biofilm carrier

Water Environment Research

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 430-434

  Ovez, B ^a   Mergaert, J ^b   Saglam, M ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biological denitrification; Carbon source; Drinking water; Fixed bed; Gracilaria verrucosa; Seaweed

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS; POTABLE WATER;

BIOLOGICAL DENITRIFICATION; CARBON SOURCES; GRACILARIA VERRUCOSA;

WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; NITRATE; NITRITE;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CARBON SINK; DENITRIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SEAWEED; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CARBON SOURCE; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; FIXED BED REACTOR; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA VERRUCOSA; MICROFLORA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RED ALGA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GRACILARIA GRACILIS;

ALGAE, RED; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; NITRATES; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33749167414     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143006X98822     Document Type: Article

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