Geotechnical characterization of dewatered sewage sludge for landfill disposal

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1139-1149

  Lo, Irene M C ^a   Zhou, W W ^a   Lee, K M ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Co disposal; Geotechnical properties; Landfill disposal; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF SOLIDS; DEWATERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHATE TREATMENT; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL PROCESS; COMPACTION; DEWATERING; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; LANDFILL; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SLOPE STABILITY; SLUDGE;

CLAY; HONG KONG; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDFILL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE SETTLING; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 0036025924     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t02-058     Document Type: Article

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