Biological leaching of heavy metals from anaerobically digested sewage sludge using indigenous sulfur-oxidizing bacteria and sulfur waste in a closed system

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 59-65

  Kitada, K ^a   Ito, A ^a   Yamada, K ^a   Aizawa, J ^a   Umita, T ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobically digested sewage sludge; Heavy metals removal; Indigenous sulfur oxidizing bacteria; Sulfur waste

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; SULFUR;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL WASTE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEMINERALIZATION; DESULFURIZATION; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PH; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SULFUR BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035105590     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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