Effect of plant growth on dehydration rates and microbial populations in sewage biosolids

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2447-2452

  Crush, J R ^a   Sarathchandra, U ^a   Donnison, A ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Beneficial reuse; Biosolids; Dehydration; Microorganisms; Plants

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL REUSE; BIOSOLIDS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; SEWAGE BIOSOLIDS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEHYDRATION; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); VOLUME FRACTION; WASTE TREATMENT;

SOLID WASTES;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEHYDRATION; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLID WASTES; VOLUME FRACTION; WASTE TREATMENT;

BIOSOLID; DEHYDRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SEWAGE; SHRINKAGE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; BEAN; BIOSOLID; FORAGE; MAIZE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OAT; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PLANT WATER CONTENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMPKIN; SEWAGE; SWEATING; WATER LOSS; WILTING;

DEHYDRATION; PLANTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; WATER;

AVENA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33746241995     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.04.019     Document Type: Article

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