The reuse of wastewater and sludge for cultivation of forestry trees in desert areas in Greece

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 425-439

  Kalavrouziotis, Ioannis K ^a   Hortis, Theofanis C ^b   Drakatos, Panagiotis A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Forest; Forestry; Land; Reuse; Sludge; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CULTIVATION; REFORESTATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

DESERTIFICATIONS; WATER SHORTAGES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

FORESTRY; IRRIGATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER RESOURCE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DESERT; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; GREECE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); RECYCLING; REFORESTATION; SEASHORE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TOURISM; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER SHORTAGE; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 3042768948     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2004.005118     Document Type: Article

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