Atrazine removal from aqueous solutions using submerged biological aerated filter

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Baghapour, Mohammad Ali ^a   Nasseri, Simin ^b   Derakhshan, Zahra ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aquatic environment; Atrazine; Biodegradation; Biological filter; Herbicide; Submerge aerated filter

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATRAZINE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER; INHIBITION; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84879236526     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2052336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2052-336X-11-6     Document Type: Article

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