Performance evaluation of various aerobic biological systems for the treatment of domestic wastewater at low temperatures

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 819-830

  Sundaresan, N ^a   Philip, L ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biological treatment; Cold climate; Domestic wastewater; Low temperature

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DOMESTIC WASTE; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; LOW TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE; PH; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; STEADY STATE; SUBMERGED BED REACTOR; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 53549107233     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.340     Document Type: Article

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