New aspects of microbial nitrogen transformations in the context of wastewater treatment - A review

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-25

  Paredes, D ^a   Kuschk, Peter ^b   Mbwette, T S A ^c   Stange, F ^b   Muller R A ^b   Koser H ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^d MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Environmental protection; Nitrogen; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL;

ANAEROBIC OXIDATION OF AMMONIUM (ANAMMOX); NITROGEN TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRITE; NITROGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIUM; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; AUTOTROPHY; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

EID: 33847131432     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200620170     Document Type: Review

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