Removal of geosmin and MIB by biofiltration - An investigation discriminating between adsorption and biodegradation

Environmental Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-104

  Persson, F ^a   Heinicke, G ^b   Hedberg, T ^c   Hermansson, M ^a   Uhl, W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b DHI Water and Environment AB   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Biodegradation; Biofiltration; Drinking water; Geosmin; MIB

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; ODORS; POTABLE WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; EMPTY BED CONTACT TIME; GEOSMIN; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; METHYLENE BLUE ADSORPTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; UNTREATED SURFACE WATER;

SURFACE WATERS;

2 METHYLISOBORNEOL; ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER; GEOSMIN; METHYLENE BLUE; SODIUM AZIDE; SURFACE WATER;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FILTRATION; ODOR REMOVAL; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; DRINKING WATER; FILTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ODOR; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SURFACE WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33846542694     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618770     Document Type: Article

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