Wastewater stabilisation ponds: Sludge accumulation, technical and financial study on desludging and sludge disposal case studies in France

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 227-234

  Picot, B ^a   Sambuco, J P ^b   Brouillet, J L ^c   Riviere, Y ^d  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Zone de Recherche du Lagunage   (France)

^c Direction de l'Eau et des Milieux Aquatiques   (France)

^d SATESE Conseil Gén al de l'Hérault   (France)

Author keywords

Cost evaluation; Desludging; Landspreading; Sludge accumulation; Waste stabilisation pond

Indexed keywords

COSTS; MAINTENANCE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DESLUDGING; LANDSPREADING; SLUDGE ACCUMULATION; WASTE STABILISATION POND;

STABILIZATION PONDS;

STABILIZATION POND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FRANCE; POND; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE SETTLING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 23844435992     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0469     Document Type: Article

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