Proper sanitization of sewage sludge: A critical issue for a sustainable society

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 5267-5275

  Arthurson, Veronica ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SANITATION; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOSOLID; COMPOSTING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PASTEURIZATION; SANITATION; SHORT SURVEY; SLUDGE; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; STERILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 50949092232     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00438-08     Document Type: Short Survey

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