Modelling nitrite in wastewater treatment systems: A discussion of different modelling concepts

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1155-1171

  Sin, Gürkan ^a   Kaelin, David ^b   Kampschreur, Marlies J ^c   Takács, Imre ^d   Wett, Bernhard ^e   Gernaey, Krist V ^a   Rieger, Leiv ^f   Siegrist, Hansruedi ^b   Van Loosdrecht, Mark C M ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d EnviroSim Associates Ltd   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological wastewater treatment; Model parameter; Model structure; Modelling; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRITE; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITRITES; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 55849093254     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.485     Document Type: Article

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