Rates, controls and potential adverse effects of nitrate removal in a denitrification bed

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 511-522

  Warneke, Sören ^a   Schipper, Louis A ^a   Bruesewitz, Denise A ^a   McDonald, Ian ^a   Cameron, Stewart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Carbon budget; Denitrification; Factors controlling denitrification; Greenhouse gases; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ANAMMOX; BED SURFACE; BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS; CARBON BUDGET; CONTROLLING FACTORS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DO CONCENTRATION; ENERGY SOURCE; FACTORS CONTROLLING DENITRIFICATION; GAS FLUX; N REMOVAL; NEW ZEALAND; NITRATE REMOVAL; NITROUS OXIDE; POINT SOURCES; RECEIVING WATERS; REMOVAL RATE; SIMPLE APPROACH; SURFACE EMISSION RATE; WOODCHIPS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANESTHETICS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENTS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DENITRIFICATION;

AMMONIUM; BIOREACTOR; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENITRIFICATION; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROPONICS; LIMITING FACTOR; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; PH; SULFATE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WOOD;

CORYNOCARPUS LAEVIGATA;

EID: 79551623532     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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