Trickling filters for upgrading low technology wastewater plants for nitrogen removal

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 47-52

  Pearce, Pete ^a  

^a THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriate technology; Nitrogen removal pond systems; Trickling filters

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; TRICKLING FILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

NITRIDED EFFLUENTS; TRICKLING FILTERS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

NITRATE; NITROGEN;

DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TRICKLING FILTER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EFFLUENT; ENERGY; HETEROTROPHY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; OBSERVATION; POND; PREDICTION; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRICKLING FILTER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 4344702271     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0801     Document Type: Article

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