Natural freezing, drying, and composting for treatment of septic sludge

Journal of Cold Regions Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 167-179

  Hedström, Annelie ^a   Hanaeus, Jörgen ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; DRYING; FREEZING; INORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE; THAWING;

BACTERIA; CARBON; COMPOSTING; DRYING; FREEZING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEPTIC TANKS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; THAWING;

SEPTIC SLUDGE TREATMENT;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

DRYING; FREEZING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

EID: 0032729727     PISSN: 0887381X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-381X(1999)13:4(167)     Document Type: Article

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