Removal of ammonia and nitrite from coastal water using low-cost agricultural waste

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 288-293

  Parimala, V ^a,c   Krishnani, K K ^a   Gupta, B P ^a   Ragunathan, R ^a,b   Pillai, S M ^a   Ravichandran, P ^a  

^a ICAR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF BRACKISHWATER AQUACULTURE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^c Patent Office   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRITE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; AQUACULTURE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; COCONUT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION; NITRIFICATION; PH; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; COCOS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NITRITES; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34347339407     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9137-3     Document Type: Article

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