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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Paraiba
2012-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering |
Online Access: | http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=283224989003 |