Evaluation of Bangkok sewage sludge for possible agricultural use

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-174

  Pasda, Nuanjun ^a   Panichsakpatana, Supamard ^a   Limtong, Pitayakon ^b   Oliver, Robert ^c   Montange, Denis ^c  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Thailand Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives   (Thailand)

^c CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Bangkok; Composition; Composting; Heavy metals; Pathogens; Sewage sludge; Wmr 787 8

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; HEAVY METALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DRY MATTER; PATHOGENS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CARBON; FERTILIZER; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; RAIN;

COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; HEAVY METALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SEWAGE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEATING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; ORGANIC WASTE; PLANT NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; THAILAND; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FERMENTATION; NITROGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; THAILAND; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645502133     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X06063347     Document Type: Article

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