Characterisation of organic fractions of pulp and paper mill wastewater with a manometric respirometric biochemical oxygen demand method and automatic chemical oxygen demand analyses

Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-130

  Roppola, Katri ^a   Kuokkanen, Toivo ^a   Rämö, Jaakko ^a   Prokkola, Hanna ^a   Ruotsalainen, Jussi ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Thule Institute ^*  (Finland)

^c Aquaflow   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biochemical oxygen demand; Biodegradable; Characterisation; Chemical oxygen demand; Fraction; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149124899     PISSN: 09542299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/095422909X450533     Document Type: Article

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