Biofilm Processes and Control in Water and Wastewater Treatment

Comprehensive Water Quality and Purification

Volumn 3, Issue , 2014, Pages 90-107

  Butler, C S ^a   Boltz, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofilm control; Biofilm treatment; Biofouling; Biologically active filters; Fluidized bed reactors; Membrane biofilm reactors; Microbial fuel cells; Moving bed biofilm reactors; Suspended biofilm reactors; Trickling filters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929455469     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-382182-9.00083-9     Document Type: Chapter

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