Aerated stabilization basin design and operating practices in the Canadian pulp and paper industry

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 383-395

  Mahmood, Talat ^a   Paice, Michael ^a  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerated stabilization basin (ASB); Aeration; Aeration tanks; Basins; Benthic deposits; Biological treatment; Design; Lagoons; Nutrients; Operations; Primary treatment; Tertiary treatment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; NUTRITION;

AERATED STABILIZATION BASIN (ASB);

PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

AERATION; AERATION TANKS; BASINS; BENTHIC DEPOSITS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DESIGN; LAGOONS; NUTRIENTS; OPERATIONS; PRIMARY TREATMENT; TERTIARY TREATMENT;

EID: 33751229632     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S05-047     Document Type: Article

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