Meeting the phosphorus consent with biological nutrient removal under UK winter conditions

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-90

  Manyumba, Future ^a   Wood, Elizabeth ^b   Horan, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Yorkshire Water   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetate; Nutrient removal; Phosphate release; Phosphate uptake; Phosphorus accumulating organisms; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACETATE; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PHOSPHATE RELEASE; PHOSPHATE UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS; EFFLUENTS; FATTY ACIDS; IMPACT STRENGTH; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACETATE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FATTY ACID; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WINTER;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 66549103191     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2008.00110.x     Document Type: Article

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