Nutrient minimisation in the pulp and paper industry: An overview

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 111-122

  Slade, Alison H ^a   Ellis, R J ^b   vanden Heuvel, M ^a   Stuthridge, T R ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b URS New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Nitrogen cycle; Phosphorus; Pulp and paper; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PAPERMAKING; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

NUTRIENT DISCHARGE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLES; SOLID SEPARATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LAW; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PAPER INDUSTRY; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PULP MILL; PULPING; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SLUDGE; SOLID; SUPPLEMENTATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; NUTRIENTS; PAPER INDUSTRY; PAPER MAKING; PHOSPHORUS; SLUDGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4544242838     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0175     Document Type: Review

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