Abstract:Removal of nitrate from mining and other industrial and municipal effluents is often required to meet water discharge limits, and state and federal nondegradation standards for surface water and groundwater. To meet the need to remove nitrate from low-temperature waters, a technology termed the Anoxic Biotreatment Cell (ABC) was developed by Hydrometries, Inc. beginning in 1995. A large demonstration-scale ABC operating at a metal mine in Montana since early 1996 has consistently removed over 90 percent of the… Show more
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