Effects of different biosolids treatment systems on pathogen and pathogen indicator reduction

Water Environment Research

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1195-1206

  Ponugoti, Prabhakar R ^c   Dahab, Mohamed F ^c   Surampalli, Rao ^a,b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aerobic digestion; Anaerobic digestion; Biosolids; Composting; Lagoon treatment; Pathogen reduction; Pathogenic indicators

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOMARKERS; COLIFORM BACTERIA; COMPOSTING; SEWAGE LAGOONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOSOLIDS; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS (VSS);

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

POLLUTANT; TREATMENT PLANT; WASTE WATER;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; COMPOSTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA;

EID: 0031278674     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143097X125948     Document Type: Article

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