Variation in and constraints upon the decomposition of woolscour sludge

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1081-1087

  Kroening, S J ^a   Greenfield, L G ^a   Williamson, W M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DECOMPOSITION; FLOCCULATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; LUBRICATING GREASES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASHING;

WOOL WASHING; WOOLSCOURING;

WOOL;

CASEIN; CIPERMETHRIN; DIMPYLATE; NITROGEN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; POLYACRYLAMIDE; PYRETHROID; SOLVENT;

BIODEGRADATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPOSITION; EFFLUENT; FLOCCULATION; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINERALIZATION; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SLUDGE; SOIL; WOOL;

EID: 2442676546     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.1081     Document Type: Conference Paper

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