Hydraulic properties, hydraulic efficiency and nitrate removal of organic carbon media for use in denitrification beds

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-7

  Cameron, Stewart G ^a   Schipper, Louis A ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Denitrification bed; Hydraulic efficiency; Organic carbon media

Indexed keywords

BED TEMPERATURE; CARBON AVAILABILITY; CARBON SOURCE; CARBON SUBSTRATES; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC EFFICIENCY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; INSTALLATION COSTS; LABORATORY SCALE; LIQUID PHASE; NITRATE REMOVAL; POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TWO-TEMPERATURE; WOOD PARTICLES;

CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; EFFICIENCY; NITRATES;

WOOD;

CELLULOSE; DENITRIFICATION; FRAGMENTATION; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; LONGEVITY; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CARBON; EFFICIENCY; NITRATES; WOOD;

EID: 84856332615     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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