Codisposal of municipal refuse, sewage sludge and marine dredgings for methane production

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-128

  Chan, Y S G ^a   Chu, L M ^b   Wong, M H ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biogas production; Codisposal; Marine dredgings; Methane; Municipal refuse; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; DEGRADATION; DREDGING; METHANE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; MARINE DREDGINGS; MUNICIPAL REFUSE;

LAND FILL;

BIOGAS; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; METHANE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DREDGING; DRUG INTERACTION; ECOSYSTEM; EXPERIMENT; HONG KONG; METHANOGENESIS; MOISTURE; POLLUTION; SLUDGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032987502     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00051-2     Document Type: Article

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