Effect of hydraulic load on domestic wastewater treatment and removal mechanism of phosphorus in earthworm ecofilter

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1099-1108

  Fang, Caixia ^a   Zheng, Zheng ^a,b   Luo, Xingzhang ^a,b   Guo, Feihong ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Domestic wastewater; Earthworm ecofilter; Fractionation; Hydraulic load; Phosphorus; Treatment efficiency

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DOMESTIC WASTE; EARTHWORM; FILTER; FRACTIONATION; GRAVEL; HYDRAULICS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 77954266259     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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