The impact of organic carbon on the performance of a high rate nitrifying trickling filter designed to pre-treat potable water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1875-1883

  Van Den Akker, Ben ^a,c   Holmes, Mike ^b   Cromar, Nancy ^a   Fallowfield, Howard ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b United Water International   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon load; Carbon removal; Depth profile; Nitrification; Trickling filter; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBON REMOVAL; CHLORINE DEMAND; FILTER PERFORMANCE; HIGH ORGANIC; HIGH RATE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; ORGANIC CARBON LOADING; ORGANIC LOAD; PILOT SCALE; RAW WATER QUALITY; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATIONS; TRICKLING FILTER;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CATCHMENTS; CHLORINE; DENITRIFICATION; DEWATERING; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING;

ORGANIC CARBON;

AMMONIA; CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; CARBON; NITROGEN; WATER;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CATCHMENT; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; FILTER; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REDUCTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CATCHMENT; DISINFECTION; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING TRICKLING FILTER; PILOT STUDY; SIMULATION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TRICKLING FILTER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

BIOFILMS; CARBON; FILTRATION; NITROGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77953420029     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.358     Document Type: Article

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