Pilot-scale evaluation of denitrification drainage bioreactors: Reactor geometry and performance

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 213-220

  Christianson, Laura E ^a   Bhandari, Alok ^b   Helmers, Matthew J ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b Kansas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological processes; Bioreactor; Denitrification; Drainage; Nitrate; Nitrates; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CROSSSECTIONAL GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; IN-FIELD PERFORMANCE; IN-SITU; N REMOVAL; NITRATE LEACHING; NITRATE REMOVAL; PILOT SCALE; REACTOR GEOMETRIES; RETENTION TIME; SIMULATED STORMS; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; TRACER TESTS;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; GEOMETRY; HYDRAULICS; INSTALLATION; LEACHING; NITRATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; GEOMETRY; LEACHING; NITRATE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RETENTION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TRACER; VOLUME; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 79955366087     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000316     Document Type: Article

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