Treatment of log yard runoff in an aerobic trickling filter

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 230-236

  Woodhouse, Christine ^a   Duff, Sheldon J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biological treatment; Log yard; Runoff; Trickling filter; Wood extractives

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTAMINATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STORMS; TOXICITY; TRICKLING FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WOOD;

MICROTOX ASSAYS; STORAGE FACILITIES; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS); WOODY DEBRIS;

RUNOFF;

AEROBIC PROCESS; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; RUNOFF; TRICKLING FILTER; WATER TREATMENT;

BOD; PRECIPITATION; RUNOFF; TOXICITY; TRICKLING FILTERS; WATER QUALITY; WOOD;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 4844224702     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2004.032     Document Type: Article

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