Characterisation of some South African water treatment residues and implications for land application

Water SA

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-307

  Titshall, L W ^a   Hughes, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disposal; Land application; Minimum requirements; Potable water; Water treatment residue

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BYPRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POTABLE WATER;

CATION EXCHANGE; LONG-CHAIN ORGANIC POLYMER (LCP); SOIL CONDITIONS; WATER TREATMENT RESIDUE (WTR);

WATER TREATMENT;

SOIL AMENDMENT; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 22844438530     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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