Impact of drying and composting procedures on the concentrations of 4-nonylphenols, di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate and polychlorinated biphenyls in anaerobically digested sewage sludge

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1352-1358

  Gibson, Richard W ^a   Wang, Min Jian ^b   Padgett, Emma ^b   Lopez Real, Joe M ^b   Beck, Angus J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compost; Drying; Nonylphenol; PCB; Phthalate; Sewage; Sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSTING; DRYING; PATHOGENS; PHENOLS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT CONGENERS; NONYLPHENOL; PATHOGEN TRANSFER;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

4 NONYLPHENOL; ORGANIC MATTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSTING; DRYING; PATHOGENS; PHENOLS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMPOSTING; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; MOISTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE TREATMENT; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEWAGE; SOIL;

EID: 34249333421     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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