The potential for landfill leachate treatment using willows in the UK - A critical review

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-113

  Duggan, Jodie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic; Landfill leachate; Landfill leachate treatment; Short rotation coppice; Vegetation filter; Willow

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HARDWOODS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ECONOMIC; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LANDFILL LEACHATE TREATMENT; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE; VEGETATION FILTER;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

ENERGY CROP; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMIC ASPECT; EFFLUENT; ENERGY; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LAW; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYTOTOXICITY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WILLOW;

FARM CROPS; HARDWOODS; LEACHING; SALIX; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

SALIX;

EID: 23944476377     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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