Alternative solutions for the bio-denitrification of landfill leachates using pine bark and compost

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 178, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 1100-1105

  Trois, Cristina ^a   Pisano, Giulia ^a   Oxarango, Laurent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon sources; Column studies; Compost; Denitrification; Leachate treatment; Nitrate removal; Organic waste; Pine bark

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; CARBON; COMPOSTING; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; REFUSE COMPOSTING; WASTE TREATMENT;

CARBON SOURCE; COLUMN STUDY; NITRATE REMOVAL; ORGANIC WASTES; PINE BARK;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

NITRATE;

ACCLIMATION; BARK; COMPOST; DENITRIFICATION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; REACTION KINETICS; REFUSE; SUBSTRATE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BARK; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; DENSITY; GAS ANALYSIS; LANDFILL; LEACHING; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PINE; POROSITY; RECYCLING; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77951620421     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.054     Document Type: Article

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