Characterization of leachate from a woodwaste pile

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 476-483

  Tao, Wendong ^a   Hall, Ken J ^a   Masbough, Arash ^a   Frankowski, Kevin ^a   Duff, Sheldon J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical oxygen demand; Leachate; Lignin; Tannin; Volatile fatty acids; Woodwaste

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CORRELATION METHODS; FATTY ACIDS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STATISTICAL METHODS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WOOD WASTES;

TANNIN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; WOODWASTE PILE;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CORRELATION METHODS; FATTY ACIDS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STATISTICAL METHODS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WOOD WASTES;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FATTY ACID; LEACHATE;

EID: 31144443219     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2005.051     Document Type: Article

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