A novel approach to denitrification processes in a zero-discharge recirculating system for small-scale urban aquaculture

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 72-77

  Singer, Alon ^a   Parnes, Shmuel ^a   Gross, Amit ^a   Sagi, Amir ^a   Brenner, Asher ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Backyard; Bioreactor; Cotton wool; Degassing; Denitrification; Nitrate; Recirculation; Sustainability; Urban; Zero discharge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AGRICULTURE; AQUACULTURE; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; COTTON; DEGASSING; DENITRIFICATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOLUTION; FILTRATION; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; POROUS MATERIALS; TURBIDITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT; WOOL; YARN;

BACKYARD; COTTON WOOL; RECIRCULATION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN; ZERO-DISCHARGE;

EFFLUENTS;

BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; OXIC CONDITIONS; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; URBAN AGRICULTURE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 56349105906     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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