Optimized denitrification bioreactor treatment through simulated drainage containment

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-92

  Christianson, Laura E ^a   Hanly, James A ^b   Hedley, Mike J ^b  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agricultural drainage; Denitrification bioreactor; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE; CONSTANT FLOW RATES; DAIRY FARMS; DRAINAGE CONDITION; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; DRAINAGE WATER; HYDROGRAPHS; NEW ZEALAND; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE LOADS; NITRATE REMOVAL; PILOT SCALE; PINUS RADIATA; REMOVAL RATE; RETENTION TIME; TOTAL MASS; TRACER TESTS; VARIABLE FLOW RATE; WOODCHIPS;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; DENITRIFICATION; DRAINAGE; FLOW RATE; NITRATES; OPTIMIZATION; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; DENITRIFICATION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; FLOW PATTERN; INFLOW; NITRATE; OPTIMIZATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

MANAWATU-WANGANUI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; PALMERSTON NORTH;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 81155160977     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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