The beneficial effects of storage on the quality of wastewater for irrigation: A case study in Sicily

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 417-424

  Mancini, G ^a   Barone, C ^a   Roccaro, P ^a   Vagliasindi, F G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Holistic approach; Operational index; Removal performance; Wastewater reuse; Wastewater stabilisation reservoir

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER QUALITY;

HOLISTIC APPROACH; OPERATIONAL INDEX; REMOVAL PERFORMANCE; WASTEWATER REUSE; WASTEWATER STABILISATION RESERVOIR;

WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

HOLISTIC APPROACH; IRRIGATION; RESERVOIR; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER STORAGE;

ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CASE STUDY; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FARMING SYSTEM; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); ITALY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; TANK; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; SICILY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846934245     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.042     Document Type: Article

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