Simultaneous removal of nitrate and pentachlorophenol from simulated groundwater using a biodenitrification reactor packed with corncob

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2236-2243

  Wang, Xuming ^a   Xing, Lijun ^a   Qiu, Tianlei ^a   Han, Meilin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon source; Corncob; Denitrification; Groundwater; Nitrate; Pentachlorophenol

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CHLORIDE; DECHLORINATION; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MAIZE; NITRATE; PCP; PLANT PRODUCT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SIMULATION;

EID: 84875531382     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1092-9     Document Type: Article

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