Membrane biological reactor treatment of a saline backwash flow from a recirculating aquaculture system

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-176

  Sharrer, Mark J ^a   Tal, Yossi ^b   Ferrier, Drew ^c   Hankins, Joseph A ^a   Summerfelt, Steven T ^a  

^a Freshwater Institute Shepherdstown   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Effluent treatment; Membrane biological reactor; Recirculating system; Salinity; Waste capture; Water reclamation

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; NUTRITION; SALINE WATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

MEMBRANE BIOLOGICAL REACTORS; ORGANIC SOLIDS; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM (RAS);

AQUACULTURE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUACULTURE EFFLUENT; BIOREACTOR; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; RECYCLING; SALINITY; SALT WATER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

FISHES; SALINITY; WATER RECLAMATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33846849433     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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