Synthesis of NCASI information on the management of nutrients for biological treatment of pulp and paper mill wastewaters

NCASI Technical Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 937, 2007, Pages 1-51

  Wiegand, Paul ^a  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge treatment (AST); Aerated stabilization basin (ASB); Ammonia; Analytical methods; Bioavailability; Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); Degradation; Eutrophication; Mill effluents; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Organic matter; Orthophosphate; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITROGEN; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT (AST); AERATED STABILIZATION BASIN (ASB); BIOAVAILABILITY; MILL EFFLUENTS; ORTHOPHOSPHATE;

NUTRIENTS;

BOD; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EUTROPHICATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PAPER MILLS; PULP MILLS;

EID: 34547958942     PISSN: 08860882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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