Accumulation and fate of selected heavy metals in a biological wastewater treatment system

Waste Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-143

  Chipasa, Kangala B ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; EFFLUENTS; HEAVY METALS; WASTEWATER;

EFFLUENT WASTEWATER;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; DRY WEIGHT; EFFLUENT; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; METALS, HEAVY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 0037221030     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(02)00065-X     Document Type: Article

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