Full-scale class A biosolids production by two-stage continuous-batch thermophilic anaerobic digestion at the hyperion treatment plant, Los Angeles, California

Water Environment Research

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2244-2252

  Iranpour, Reza ^a,d   Cox, Huub H J ^a   Fan, Steve ^a   Abkian, Varouj ^b   Minamide, Traci ^b   Kearney, Ray J ^b   Haug, Roger T ^c  

^a City of Los Angeles Hyperion Treatment Plant   (United States)

^b Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation   (United States)

^c Bureau of Engineering   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

40 CFR Part 503; Alternatives 1 and 3; Class A biosolids; Disinfection; Postdigestion; Thermophilic anaerobic digestion

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; COLIFORM BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; SOLID WASTES; VIRUSES;

BATCH TREATMENT; CLASS A BIOSOLIDS; POSTDIGESTION; THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; COLIFORM BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; SOLID WASTES; VIRUSES;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOSOLID; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; VIRUS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOSOLID; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HELMINTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; TIME; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DETECTION;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HYPERION; SALMONELLA SP.; VERMES;

EID: 33750360872     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143006X143939     Document Type: Article

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