Fate and effects of olestra, a fat substitute, during conventional wastewater treatment

Water Environment Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-177

  McAvoy, Drew C ^a   Shimp, Robert J ^a   Namkung, Eun ^a   Hand, Vincent C ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

activated sludge; digestion; effluent; fats; olestra; sludge management

Indexed keywords

FAT; SUCROSE POLYESTER; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTERIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE CLARIFICATION; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOLUBILITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029935274     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143096x127352     Document Type: Article

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