Enhanced Denitrification in Bioretention Using Woodchips as an Organic Carbon Source

Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Peterson, Ian James ^a   Igielski, Sara ^a   Davis, Allen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; LIME; LIMESTONE; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; STORMS;

DENITRIFICATION PROCESS; DENITRIFICATION RATE; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; ORGANIC NITROGEN; STORMWATER RETENTION; TOTAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; URBAN STORMWATER;

DENITRIFICATION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DENITRIFICATION; FRUIT; LIMESTONE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; WOOD;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

ACER RUBRUM; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; PINUS VIRGINIANA; QUERCUS PHELLOS;

EID: 84941000938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23796111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/JSWBAY.0000800     Document Type: Article

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