Production, treatment and disposal of wastewater sludge in Europe from a UK perspective

European Water Pollution Control

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 9-17

  Davis, R D ^a   Hall, J E ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; LAND FILL; RECYCLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AEROBIC DIGESTION; EUROPEAN UNION (EU); URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT DIRECTIVE (UWWTD); WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WWTPS);

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; LEGISLATION; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

POLICY IMPLICATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; UK PERSPECTIVE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 0031082063     PISSN: 09255060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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