Mineralisation of hazardous organic compounds in a sludge reed bed and sludge storage

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 109-117

  Nielsen, S ^a  

^a Hedeselskabet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hazardous organic compounds; Linear alkylbenzene sulphonates; Mineralisation; Nonylphenolethoxylates; Reed bed; Sludge drying

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OXYGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULPHONATES (LAS); MINERALIZATION; NONYLPHENOLETHOXYLATES (NPE); SLUDGE STORAGE;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; NONYLPHENOL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN;

AEROBIC PROCESS; DEWATERING; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD RESISTANT CONTAINER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MINERALIZATION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; REDUCTION KINETICS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STORAGE;

EID: 21844457140     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0299     Document Type: Article

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