Nitrous oxide emissions for early warning of biological nitrification failure in activated sludge

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1265-1272

  Butler, M D ^a   Wang, Y Y ^b   Cartmell, E ^c   Stephenson, T ^c  

^a SOUTHERN WATER   (United Kingdom)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Early warning; Nitrification; Nitrous oxide; Toxic shocks

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; EFFLUENTS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SODIUM AZIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALLYLTHIOUREA; BIOLOGICAL NITRIFICATION; EARLY WARNING; EARLY WARNING INDICATORS; LAG-TIME; NITRIFICATION FAILURE; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; TOXIC SHOCKS;

NITRIFICATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; WARNING SYSTEM;

EID: 61549088477     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.12.027     Document Type: Article

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