Emerging models for nitrogen removal in treatment wetlands

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 10-16

  Wallace, Scott ^b   Austin, David ^a  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; WETLAND;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; WETLAND;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WETLANDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROBACTER; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIUM;

EID: 55749094208     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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