Sustainable sludge management - What are the challenges for the future?

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 11-19

  Rulkens, Wim H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Scenarios; Sludge; Survey; Sustainability; Treatment

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SLUDGE MANAGEMENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS;

SLUDGE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 3242763142     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0597     Document Type: Article

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