Performance assessment of different STPs based on UASB followed by aerobic post treatment systems

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Khan, Abid Ali ^a,b   Gaur, Rubia Zahid ^c   Mehrotra, Indu ^a   Diamantis, Vasileios ^d   Lew, Beni ^e,f   Kazmi, Absar Ahmad ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b ROYAL HASKONINGDHV   (Netherlands)

^c DOON UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^e VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^f ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Odour; Post treatment systems; Sewage; Sewage treatment plants; Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ODOR; OXIC CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SULFATE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

INDIA;

EID: 84904637377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2052336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2052-336X-12-43     Document Type: Article

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