Biological denitrification of drinking water in a slow sand filter

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 253-258

  Aslan, Sukru ^a   Cakici, Hatice ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biodenitrification; Drinking water; Slow sand filtration

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; FILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; REMOVAL; SAND;

LIMIT VALUE; SLOW SAND FILTER;

WATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; DRINKING WATER; NITROGEN;

DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; FILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; REMOVAL; SAND; WATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; BIOREACTOR; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; FILTER; FILTRATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SAND;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; FILTER; FILTRATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; FILTRATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN; RESEARCH; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34547665468     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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