Hazards of industrial anaerobic digester effluent discharges to sewer

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 282-288

  House, S J ^a,b   Evison, L M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digester effluents; Explosive conditions; Hazards

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HEALTH HAZARDS; METHANE; SEWERS;

EXPLOSIVE CONDITIONS;

EFFLUENTS;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; METHANE;

EXPLOSION; METHANE; SEWER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; HEALTH HAZARD; METHANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWER;

EID: 0031213468     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1997.tb00130.x     Document Type: Article

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