Fluidized bed bioreactor treatment of perchlorate-laden groundwater to potable standards

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Webster, Todd S ^a,b,c   Guarini, William J ^a,b,c   Wong, Hang Sau ^a,b,c  

^a Basin Water Inc   (United States)

^b Basin Water   (United States)

^c Basin Water   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATERS;

ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES; BIOLOGICAL FLUIDIZED-BED REACTORS; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; FLUIDIZED BED BIOREACTORS; UTILITY MANAGERS; WATER REGULATION; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

POTABLE WATER;

EID: 67651099130     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2009.tb09896.x     Document Type: Article

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