Removal of micropollutants during tertiary wastewater treatment by biofiltration: Role of nitrifiers and removal mechanisms

Water Research

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 89-99

  Rattier, M ^a   Reungoat, J ^a   Keller, J ^a   Gernjak, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonia oxidizing microorganisms; Biodegradation; Biofiltration; Micropollutants; Tertiary wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; AEROBIC BACTERIA; AMMONIA; BIOACTIVITY; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM AZIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA OXIDIZING MICROORGANISM; BIOFILTRATIONS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; MICROPOLLUTANTS; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL MECHANISM; TERTIARY EFFLUENT; TERTIARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALLYLTHIOUREA; ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM AZIDE; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EFFLUENT; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SORPTION;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AMMONIA OXIDIZER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMMONIA OXIDIZING MICROORGANISMS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; MICROPOLLUTANTS; TERTIARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; COAL; FILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84894290429     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.01.030     Document Type: Article

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