Evaluation of nitrite accumulation in biological treatment systems, aiming at shortcut denitrification - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v34i3.10798

• Published in: Acta scientiarum. Technology Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 261 - 267
• Main Authors: André Luiz Hossaka, Fernando Fernandes, Sandra Márcia Cesário Pereira da Silva, Deize Dias Lopes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 01.05.2012
• Subjects: leachate; nitrogen removal; sanitary landfill

Biological treatment of landfill leachate faces some difficulties by influence of some physical and chemical characteristics of this sort of effluent, which usually presents high levels of nitrogen – mainly ammonia nitrogen. High concentrations of ammonia nitrogen restrain biodegradation, requiring...