Sustainable sludge management in developing countries

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 251-258

  Jimenez, B ^a   Barrios, J A ^a   Mendez, J M ^a   Diaz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Public health; Regulation; Sanitation; Sludge management

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FERTILIZERS; HEAVY METALS; MICROORGANISMS; SANITATION; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SLUDGE MANAGEMENT; SOIL DEGRADATION;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

HEAVY METAL;

HEALTH HAZARD; SLUDGE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROP PRODUCTION; DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PARASITOSIS; POLICY; RECYCLING; RISK REDUCTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOIL DEGRADATION;

EID: 3242752099     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0656     Document Type: Article

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