Sludge treatment and reuse as soil conditioner for small rural communities

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-219

  Kuai, Linping ^a   Doulami, Farida ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fertiliser; Household wastewater; Primary sludge; Small scale; Super absorbent

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DRYING; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PHOSPHORUS; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMAL EFFECTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HOUSEHOLD WASTEWATER; PRIMARY DOMESTIC SLUDGE (PDS);

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

FERTILIZER; ORGANIC MATTER;

RECYCLING; RURAL AREA; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

RECYCLING; RURAL AREA; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COST; EVAPORATION; HOUSEHOLD; MAIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOIL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

EID: 0034012717     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00181-9     Document Type: Article

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