Removal of ammonium and nitrate from cold inorganic mine water by fixed-bed biofilm reactors

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-15

  Zaitsev, Gennadi ^a   Mettänen, Tarja ^a   Langwaldt, Jörg ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biotechnology; Environmental; Mineral processing

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITRATES;

BLASTING AGENTS; MINERAL PROCESSING; NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS; WATER BODIES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 36649022002     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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