Differences in aggregate stability due to various sewage sludge treatments on a Mediterranean calcareous soil

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 48-56

  Ojeda, G ^a   Alcaniz J M ^a   Le Bissonnais, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Composted sludge; Hydrolyzable carbohydrates; Microcracking; Slaking; Thermally dried sludge

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; CALCAREOUS SOIL; CARBOHYDRATE; HYDROLYSIS; MEDITERRANEAN SOIL; MICROCRACK; SEWAGE; SLAKING; SLUDGE; SOIL STABILIZATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 40849136212     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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