Coal fly ash as a composting material for sewage sludge: Effects on microbial activities

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 527-537

  Wong, J ^a   Li, S ^a   Wong, M H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Composting; Fly ash; Lagoon ash; Microbial activity; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL ASH; COMPOSTING; FLY ASH; HEAVY METALS; LAKES; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ALKALINE BUFFERING CAPACITY; CARBON DIOXIDE EVOLUTION; COAL FLY ASH; COCOMPOSTING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL DECOMPOSITION; SALT CONTENT; SLUDGE DECOMPOSITION;

SEWAGE LAGOONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; FLY ASH; HONG KONG; NONHUMAN; PH; SEWAGE; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029024356     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331608616294     Document Type: Article

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