Waste stabilisation ponds in extreme continental climates: A comparison of design methods from the USA, Canada, northern Europe and the former Soviet Union

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 25-33

  Heaven, S ^a   Lock, A C ^a   Pak, L N ^b   Rspaev, M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ALMATY UNIVERSITY OF POWER ENGINEERING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Design methods; Extreme climates; Former Soviet Union; Waste stabilisation ponds

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CLIMATOLOGY; COLD EFFECTS; CONSTRUCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTE STABILIZATION PONDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COLD ENVIRONMENT; CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN; OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE; STABILIZATION POND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CANADA; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; LOW TEMPERATURE; POND; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; USSR; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WINTER;

EID: 0041639725     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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