Performance of sand drying beds for sludge dewatering

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 2 B, 2003, Pages 161-169

  Al Muzaini, Saleh ^a,b  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b NONE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Kuwait; Plants; Sand drying bed; Sewage; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; DRAINAGE; HEAVY METALS; RAIN; SAND; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

SAND DRYING BEDS; SLUDGE DRAINAGE; SLUDGE PRODUCTION; TREATMENT PLANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 3042604500     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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