WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN TRICKLING FILTERS USING LUFFA CYLLINDRICA AS BIOFILM SUPPORTING MEDIUM

Domestic sewage treatment experiments were conducted in trickling filters in laboratory pilot plants in which the peeled dehydrated fruits of Luffa cyllindrica were used as a support medium for microbiological growth, in order to verify its capacity to remove organic matter, measured in terms of Bio...

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Main Authors: Marcos R. Vianna, Gilberto C. B. de Melo, Márcio R. V. Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Paraiba 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=283224989003