Municipal wastewater treatment using novel constructed soil filter system

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 975-981

  Kadam, A ^a   Oza, G ^a   Nemade, P ^a   Dutta, S ^a   Shankar, H ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Constructed soil filter (CSF); Pathogen removal; SBT; Soil biotechnology; Wastewater purification

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED SOIL FILTER; PATHOGEN REMOVAL; SOIL BIOTECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER PURIFICATION;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; IMPURITIES; INFILTRATION; SEDIMENTATION; SOILS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; IMPURITIES; INFILTRATION; SEDIMENTATION; SOILS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FECAL COLIFORM; FILTER; PATHOGEN; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONSTRUCTED SOIL FILTER; FILTER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INDIA; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PATHOGEN REMOVAL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION; SLUDGE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TEMPERATURE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

FILTRATION; INDIA; OXYGEN; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI; SOUTH ASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 39849101712     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.11.048     Document Type: Article

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