Biological nitrate removal processes from drinking water supply - A review

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mohseni Bandpi, Anoushiravan ^a   Elliott, David Jack ^b   Zazouli, Mohammad Ali ^c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Autotrophic; Denitrification; Ethanol; Heterotrophic; Nitrate removal

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIUM; DENITRIFICATION; ETHANOL; GROWTH RATE; METHANOL; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84906994826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2052336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2052-336X-11-35     Document Type: Review

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105. Cite this article as: Mohseni-Bandpi et al: Biological nitrate removal processes from drinking water supply - a review. Journal of Environmental Health Sciences & Engineering 2013 11:35.