Stability and efficiency of biofilms for landfill leachate treatment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 4895-4898

  Galvez A ^a   Giusti, L ^b   Zamorano, M ^a   Ramos Ridao, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Biological aerated filters; Leachate quality; Leachate treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTER; BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTERS; COD REMOVAL; FILTRATION PROCESS; HIGH RESISTANCE; LABORATORY SCALE; LANDFILL LEACHATE TREATMENT; LANDFILL SITE; LEACHATE; LEACHATE QUALITY; STABLE OPERATION; SUPPORT MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TOXIC AGENTS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; LEACHING; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BIOFILM; BIOFILTRATION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FILTRATION; IMMERSION; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; GLOUCESTERSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67649216550     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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