Phosphorus limitation in nitrifying groundwater filters

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1061-1069

  De Vet, W W J M ^a,b,c   Van Loosdrecht, M C M ^b   Rietveld, L C ^c  

^a Oasen Drinking Water Company   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ATP; Drinking water production; Groundwater; Iron removal; Microbially available phosphorus; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; AMMONIA; BACTERIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; GROUNDWATER; IRON COMPOUNDS; NITRIFICATION; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; ANAEROBIC GROUNDWATER; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL GROWTH RATE; MICROBIALLY AVAILABLE PHOSPHORUS; NITRIFICATION PROCESS; PHOSPHORUS LIMITATION;

IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMMONIA; GROUND WATER; IRON; NITRATE; NITRITE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS;

AMMONIUM; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; IRON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAMMOX BACTERIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

NETHERLANDS;

NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 84856093781     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.11.075     Document Type: Article

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