Degradation of dehp, pahs and las in source separated msw and sewage sludge during composting

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 370-378

  Moeller, Jacob ^a   Reeh, Ulrik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; EVAPORATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLID WASTES;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES (MSW); ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; PAH; SEWAGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0347029940     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2003.10702147     Document Type: Article

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