Community onsite treatment of cold strong sewage in a UASB-septic tank

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1061-1068

  Al Jamal, Wafa ^a   Mahmoud, Nidal ^a  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Anaerobic wastewater treatment; Domestic sewage; Onsite; UASB septic tank

Indexed keywords

REMOVAL; SEPTIC TANKS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT; COMPACT SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC SEWAGE; LOW TEMPERATURES; MONITORING PERIODS; ONSITE; ONSITE TREATMENTS; PALESTINE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; UASB-SEPTIC TANK;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

DOMESTIC WASTE; LOW TEMPERATURE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CALCULATION; COLD; EXTRACTION; HYDROLYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANOGENESIS; PALESTINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SEPTIC TANK; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR;

BIOREACTORS; CITIES; COLD TEMPERATURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 55549117114     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.07.050     Document Type: Article

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