Dairy washwater treatment using a horizontal flow biofilm system

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 114-120

  Rodgers, M ^a   de Paor, D ^a   Clifford, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agricultural wastewater; Dairy washings; Horizontal flow biofilm reactor; Organic carbon and nitrogen removal; Step feed

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; FARMS; GROUNDWATER; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXYGEN; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WASHING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL WASTEWATER; BIOFILM REACTOR; CARBON AND NITROGEN; DAIRY WASHING; HORIZONTAL FLOW BIOFILM REACTOR; HORIZONTAL FLOWS; ORGANIC CARBON AND NITROGEN REMOVAL; STEP-FEED; SURFACE AREA; WASHWATER;

ORGANIC CARBON;

AMMONIA; CARBON; NITROGEN; POLYSTYRENE;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DAIRY INDUSTRY; NUTRIENT; RESERVOIR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35648963260     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.11.027     Document Type: Article

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