A novel bench-scale column assay to investigate site-specific nitrification biokinetics in biological rapid sand filters

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 6380-6387

  Tatari, K ^a   Smets, B F ^a   Albrechtsen, H J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activity; Ammonium; Biofilter; Drinking water; Loading; Removal rate

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BIOACTIVITY; BIOFILTERS; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER; MATCHED FILTERS; NITRIFICATION; SAND; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVITY; BENCH SCALE; BENCH-SCALE COLUMNS; COLUMN ASSAYS; LOADING RATE; NITRIFICATION BIOKINETICS; RAPID SAND FILTERS; REMOVAL RATE; SCALE FILTER; SITE-SPECIFIC;

POTABLE WATER;

AMMONIA; GROUND WATER;

ABAMECTIN; AMMONIUM; BIOACTIVITY; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; FILTER; HYDRODYNAMICS; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOFILTER; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; EFFLUENT; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVITY; AMMONIUM; BIOFILTER; DRINKING WATER; LOADING; REMOVAL RATE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; FILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; SILICON DIOXIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84885384620     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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