Dedicated land disposal of wastewater sludge in South Africa: Leaching of trace elements and nutrients

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 139-146

  Herselman, J E ^a   Steyn, Carl E ^b   Snyman, H G ^a  

^a Golder Associates Africa (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dedicated land disposal; Leaching; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

DEDICATED LAND DISPOSAL; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENTS; SOIL PROPERTIES;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; EDETIC ACID; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; METAL; NICKEL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

EXTRACTION; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEACHING; NUTRIENT; SLUDGE; TRACE ELEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; NUTRIENT; PH; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

CARBON; METALS, HEAVY; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33751048316     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.556     Document Type: Article

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