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Pilot-scale tertiary MBBR nitrification at 1°C: characterization of ammonia removal rate, solids settleability and biofilm characteristics

Bradley YoungDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaView further author information

Robert DelatollaDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Baisha RenDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaView further author information

Kevin KennedyDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaView further author information

Edith LaflammeVeolia Water Technologies Canada Inc., Montreal, QC, CanadaView further author information

Alain StintziDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaView further author information

Pages 2124-2132 | Received 15 Jul 2015, Accepted 12 Jan 2016, Published online: 22 Feb 2016

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