The effect of primary sedimentation on full-scale WWTP nutrient removal performance

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3375-3384

  Puig, S ^a   van Loosdrecht, M C M ^b   Flameling, A G ^c   Colprim, J ^a   Meijer, S C F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Waterschap Groot Salland   (Netherlands)

^d ASM design   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

By passing wastewater; Nutrient removal; Primary sedimentation; Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) assessment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; NUTRIENTS; QUALITY CONTROL; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ENGINEERING EVALUATIONS; INFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; NUTRIENT REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEDIMENTATION; TESTING METHOD; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 77953024038     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.03.024     Document Type: Article

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