Biological aerated filtration of municipal wastewater using a low-cost filtration media

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 255-262

  Gonzalez Martinez S ^a   Millan T ^a   Gonzalez Barcelo O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Backwashing; Biofilm; Biological filtration; Support media

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); NITROGEN REMOVAL; WATER FILTRATION;

BACKWASHING; MEAN CELLULAR RETENTION TIME; ORGANIC LOADING RATES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); NITROGEN REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

BIOFILM; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; OXIC CONDITIONS; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; PH; ROCK; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXYGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TIME FACTORS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34248592382     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.152     Document Type: Conference Paper

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