Hydraulic and biochemical analyses on full-scale sludge consolidation reed beds in Tuscany (Italy)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1209-1216

  Giraldi, D ^a   Masciandaro, G ^b   Peruzzi, E ^b   Bianchi, V ^a   Peruzzi, P ^c   Ceccanti, B ^b   Iannelli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Acque Spa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Costs; Reed bed; Sludge dewatering; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CENTRAL ITALY; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; HOLDING COMPANY; HUMIFICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MINERALIZATION PROCESS; ORGANIC MATTER; REED BED; SEMIEMPIRICAL EQUATION; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE MANAGEMENT; SLUDGE VOLUMES; TUSCANY; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER AND WASTEWATER; WATER-SOLUBLE CARBONS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEWATERING; HYDRAULICS; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; STABILIZATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WETLANDS;

WATER CONTENT;

AMMONIA; CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; WATER;

AMMONIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DEWATERING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMIFICATION; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; REEDBED; SLUDGE; STABILIZATION; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEWATERING; ECOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ITALY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTENT; WETLAND; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; COST; ECONOMICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POACEAE; SEWAGE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ITALY; POACEAE; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER;

EID: 70350496004     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.418     Document Type: Article

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