Natural stabilization of stored industrial sludges

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 248-257

  Tugun, Hazim ^a   Loehr, Raymond C ^b   Qui, Xuijin ^c  

^a MALCOLM PIRNIE INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impoundments; Industrial wastes; Sludge disposal; Stabilization; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISKS; TOXICITY; VEGETATION;

GRASS;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

IMPOUNDMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SLUDGE; VEGETATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

POACEAE;

EID: 0037343056     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2003)129:3(248)     Document Type: Article

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