Enhanced nitrate and phosphate removal in a denitrifying bioreactor with biochar

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 605-613

  Bock, Emily ^a   Smith, Nick ^a   Rogers, Mark ^a   Coleman, Brady ^b   Reiter, Mark ^c   Benham, Brian ^a   Easton, Zachary M ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NITRATES; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE;

AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; ANAEROBIC ENVIRONMENT; DENITRIFYING MICROORGANISMS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; FULL FACTORIAL DESIGN; GREENHOUSE GAS PRODUCTION; NITRATE AND PHOSPHATE REMOVAL;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHAR; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CATION EXCHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; DENITRIFYER; DENITRIFYING BIOREACTOR; FACTORIAL DESIGN; GREENHOUSE GAS; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84925440882     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.03.0111     Document Type: Article

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