COD and BOD reduction of domestic wastewater using activated sludge, sand filters and activated Carbon in Saudi Arabia

Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 473-477

  Al Jlil, Saad A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Activated sludge; Aeration; BOD; COD; N; Sand filler; TPS; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; BOD; BOD REMOVAL; COD; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT; SAND FILTER; SAUDI ARABIA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FILLERS; HEAT SHIELDING; LIGHT WEIGHT ROLLING STOCK; REDUCTION; SAND; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 73849083123     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2009.473.477     Document Type: Article

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