Heterogeneous nitrification in a full-scale rapid sand filter treating groundwater

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 375-384

  Lopato, Laure ^a   Röttgers, Nina ^b   Binning, Philip J ^c   Arvin, Erik ^c  

^a not available   (Denmark)

^b Delta Umwelt Technik GmbH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Filter; Heterogeneity; Nitrification; Porous media; Sand

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BOUNDARY LAYERS; GROUNDWATER; NITRIFICATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SAND; WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIUM REMOVAL; ANAEROBIC GROUNDWATER; BREAK THROUGH CURVE; DIFFUSION BOUNDARY-LAYERS; FILTER; HETEROGENEITY; NITRIFICATION RATES; RAPID SAND FILTERS;

RATE CONSTANTS;

AMMONIA; BIOFILTRATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; DIFFUSION; FILTER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HETEROGENEITY; MASS TRANSPORT; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; REACTION RATE; SAND; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84874616995     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000653     Document Type: Article

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