Interaction of denitrification and P removal in anoxic P removal systems

Desalination

Volumn 201, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 82-99

  Patel, Jignesh ^a   Nakhla, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Municipal wastewater; Phosphorus removal; Respirometer; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; FATTY ACIDS; PHOSPHORUS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; RESPIROMETER; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; FATTY ACIDS; PHOSPHORUS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; DENITRIFICATION; FATTY ACID; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

EID: 33751190324     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2006.03.522     Document Type: Article

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