Review of biologically active filters in drinking water applications

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 67-77

  Zhu, Ivan X ^a   Getting, Tom ^b   Bruce, Dan ^b  

^a ITT Water and Wastewater Leopold Inc   (United States)

^b ITT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CONTAMINATION; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BIO-FILM THICKNESS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESS; DRINKING WATER SOURCES; ENGINEERING CHALLENGES; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; TRACE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

EID: 79551536475     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2010.tb11364.x     Document Type: Review

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