MAXIMIZING TRICKLING FILTER NITRIFICATION RATES THROUGH BIOFILM CONTROL - RESEARCH REVIEW AND FULL-SCALE APPLICATION

Authors
PARKER DS JACOBS T BOWER E STOWE DW FARMER G
Citation
Ds. Parker et al., MAXIMIZING TRICKLING FILTER NITRIFICATION RATES THROUGH BIOFILM CONTROL - RESEARCH REVIEW AND FULL-SCALE APPLICATION, Water science and technology, 36(1), 1997, pp. 255-262
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Water Resources","Environmental Sciences","Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Water science and technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02731223
Volume
36
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
255 - 262
Database
ISI
SICI code
0273-1223(1997)36:1<255:MTFNRT>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Tertiary nitrifying trickling filters (NTFs) at the Littleton/Englewoo d wastewater treatment plant provide for nitrification to meet seasona lly varying effluent requirements for ammonia nitrogen. Operation of t he full-scale facilities during the past two years demonstrates highly efficient oxidation of ammonia and the effectiveness of biofilm contr ol strategies. A decline in nitrification performance caused by predat ors was successfully corrected by the use of a special alkaline backwa sh feature which controlled the level of larval development within the NTFs. (C) 1997 IAWQ. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.