Characterization of sewage sludge organic matter using solid-state carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1516-1522

  Smernik, Ronald J ^a   Oliver, Ian W ^a   Merrington, Graham ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

CROSS POLARIZATION (CP);

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CARBON 13; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLARIZATION; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SOLID STATE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0041989807     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.1516     Document Type: Article

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