Characteristics and treatment of leachates from domestic landfills

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 433-442

  Lo, Irene M C ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPOSITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; METHANOGENS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; STABILIZATION;

AEROBIC BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DOMESTIC LANDFILLS; HONG KONG;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HONG KONG; LANDFILL; METHANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0029903194     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0160-4120(96)00031-1     Document Type: Article

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