Effect of secondary parameters on biofilter treating industrial effluent

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1279-1287

  Premkumar, R ^a   Krishnamohan, N ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bed temperature; Bio filtration; Compost and woodchips; Moisture content; pH

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; COMPOST; MOISTURE; PH; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84870221625     PISSN: 09744304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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