Long term experience with the nutrient limited BAS process for treatment of forest industry wastewaters

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 89-97

  Malmqvist, A ^a   Welander, T ^a   Olsson, L E ^a  

^a AnoxKaldnes AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofilm activated sludge process; EDTA; Low sludge production; Nutrient limitation; Sludge characteristics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

BIOFILM-ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; FOREST INDUSTRY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NUTRIENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; FOREST; INDUSTRY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; SLUDGE; SWEDEN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFILMS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; TREES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; KRAFT MILLS; PAPER INDUSTRY; PAPER MILLS; PULP MILLS;

EID: 34247528197     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.216     Document Type: Conference Paper

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