Performance evaluation of a waste stabilization pond in a rural area in Egypt

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 316-326

  El Deeb Ghazy, Mahassen M ^a   El Senousy, Waled Morsy ^a   Abdel Aatty, Azza M ^a   Kamel, Mohammed ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Zooplankton protozoa algae bacteria viruses

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BACTERIUM; MATURATION; MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POND; PROTOZOAN; RURAL AREA; VIRUS; WASTE TECHNOLOGY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; ZOOPLANKTON;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CILIOPHORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUGLENA; LISTERIA; PROTOZOA; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 45249121222     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2008.316.325     Document Type: Article

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