The under sink garbage grinder: A friendly technology for the environment

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 349-359

  Bolzonella, D ^a   Cecchi, F ^a   Pavan, P ^b   Battistoni, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogas; Biological nutrients removal; Economical balance; Garbage grinder; Sewers; Solid organic wastes; Wastewater treatment plants

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; NUTRIENTS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SEWERS; WASTES; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; ENERGY RECLAMATION; LITERATURE DATA; NUTRIENTS REMOVAL; ORGANIC WASTES; SOLID ORGANIC WASTE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

BIOGAS; CARBON; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

DOMESTIC WASTE; GRINDING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC WASTE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GRINDING; JAPAN; LAW; NORTH AMERICA; NUTRIENT CONTENT; ORGANIC WASTE; SEWER; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0242416970     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330309385567     Document Type: Article

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