Disinfection of hospital waste sludge using hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 827-833

  Tsai, C T ^a   Lin, S T ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; EFFICIENCY; HOSPITALS; MICROORGANISMS;

% REDUCTIONS; AGITATION SPEED; COLIFORMS; DISINFECTION EFFICIENCY; HOSPITAL WASTES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WASTE SLUDGE; WATER SLUDGES;

DISINFECTANTS;

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL WASTE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE THICKENING; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0032901214     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00732.x     Document Type: Article

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