Biofilms in Water and Wastewater Treatment

Treatise on Water Science

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 529-570

  Lewandowski, Z ^a   Boltz, J P ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofilm processes; Biofilm reactors; Biofouling; Biological reactors; Microbial corrosion; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862845729     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53199-5.00095-6     Document Type: Chapter

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