Evaluation of on-site biological treatment for landfill leachates and its impact: A size distribution study

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3837-3848

  Zhao, Renzun ^a   Novak, John T ^a   Goldsmith, C Douglas ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b Alternative Natural Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Landfill leachate; Organic matter; Organic nitrogen; Size fractionation; UV disinfection

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISINFECTION; MICROFILTRATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; QUENCHING; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL TREATABILITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; LANDFILL LEACHATES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT FRACTION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SIZE FRACTIONATION; UV DISINFECTION;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; FRACTIONATION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FLOCCULATION; FRACTIONATION; INFRARED RADIATION; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84861733181     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.04.022     Document Type: Article

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