Degradation and detoxification of formalin wastewater with aerated biological filters and wetland reactors

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1432-1435

  Melián, J A Herrera ^a   Méndez, A Ortega ^a   Arana J ^a   Díaz, O González ^a   Rendón, E Tello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological aerated filter; Constructed wetland; Formaldehyde; Lemna minor; Toxicity; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DETOXIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER AERATION; WATER TREATMENT; WAVE FILTERS; WETLANDS;

BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTER; BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTERS; BIOLOGICAL FILTERS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONVENIENT METHODS; EFFICIENT; FORMALIN; GROWTH INHIBITIONS; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; HIGH EFFICIENCIES; LEMNA MINOR; LEMNA MINORS; LOADING RATES; TOTAL NITROGENS; TOXICITY TESTS;

FORMALDEHYDE;

LEMNA MINOR;

EID: 54949106556     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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