Bioremediation of leachate from a green waste composting facility using waste-derived filter media

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 7657-7664

  Tyrrel, S F ^a   Seymour, I ^a   Harris, J A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Compost; Leachate; Treatment; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTAINERS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GARNETS; LEACHING; PIGMENTS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

COMPOSTING FACILITIES; DERIVED MATERIALS; FILTER MEDIUMS; GREEN WASTES; HIGH-DENSITY; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATE (HLR); LEACHATE; POLYETHYLENE CONTAINERS;

WAVE FILTERS;

AMMONIA; MINERAL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; LEACHATE; PLASTIC; RESILIENCE; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPOSTING; FILTER REACTOR; GRANITE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 45449105758     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.01.079     Document Type: Article

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