Biofiltration Processes for Organic Matter Removal

Biotechnology: Second, Completely Revised Edition

Volumn 11c, Issue , 2008, Pages 457-478

  Uhl, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Carbon; Drinking water treatment; Dual media rapid filtration; Oxidized

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CARBON; POTABLE WATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILTRATION PROCESS; DUAL MEDIA; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; OXIDIZED;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84952879441     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527620968.ch22     Document Type: Chapter

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