Integrated treatment of farm effluents in New Zealand's dairy operations

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 5490-5497

  Bolan, N S ^a   Laurenson, S ^a   Luo, J ^b   Sukias, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Advanced pond treatment system; Effluent irrigation; Nutrients; Suspended solids

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED POND TREATMENT SYSTEM; ANIMAL FEED; DAIRY FARMS; DAIRY INDUSTRY; EFFLUENT IRRIGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; LAND APPLICATIONS; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT CONTENTS; POND SYSTEMS; POND TREATMENT; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TREATED EFFLUENT;

DAIRY PRODUCTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; FARMS; IRRIGATION; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; STRIPPING (DYES);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOGAS; CARBON; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; DAIRY FARMING; EFFLUENT; FODDER; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; POND; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; DAIRYING; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ANIMALS; DAIRYING; NEW ZEALAND; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER PURIFICATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 68349128068     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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