The feasibility of applying immature yard-waste compost to remove nitrate from agricultural drainage effluents: A preliminary assessment

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 585-589

  Tsui, Lo ^a   Krapac, Ivan G ^b   Roy, William R ^b  

^a MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffer capacity; Column studies; Compost bioreactor; Denitrification; Flow rate; Hydraulic retention time

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; DENITRIFICATION; FLOW RATE; NITRATES; PH EFFECTS;

BUFFER CAPACITY; COLUMN STUDIES; COMPOST BIOREACTOR; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

NITRATE;

COMPOSTING; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLOW RATE; NITRATES; PH EFFECTS;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BUFFERING; DENITRIFICATION; DRAINAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; RETENTION; WASTE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; NITRATES; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34248184043     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.10.077     Document Type: Article

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