Pilot and model studies of toxic organic compounds in municipal sludge digestion

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 471-479

  Parker, W J ^a   Monteith, H D ^b   Melcer, H ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Enviromega Ltd   (Canada)

^c BROWN AND CALDWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Anaerobic; Biodegradation rate coefficients; Dynamic; Model; Municipal sludge digestion; Toxic organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DIGESTION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SLUDGE; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SORPTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION RATE COEFFICIENTS; NONLINEAR REGRESSION; SORPTION PARTITION COEFFICIENTS; TOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0030111820     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l96-051     Document Type: Article

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