Establishing procedures for design, operation and maintenance of sewage sludge anaerobic treatment plants

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 305-312

  Killilea, J E ^a   Colleran, E ^b   Scahill, C ^a  

^a Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Design; Process control; Sewage sludge; Sludge management

Indexed keywords

PH; PROCESS CONTROL; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOLID WASTES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

SLUDGE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; DESIGN; MAINTENANCE; OPERATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TREATMENT PLANT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PH; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034060772     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0085     Document Type: Article

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