Evaluation of decentralized treatment of sewage employing Upflow Septic Tank/Baffled Reactor (USBR) in developing countries

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 500-505

  Sabry, Tarek ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Low cost technology; Modified septic tank; Rural communities; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR; ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; COD REMOVAL; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; GOODRICH; LOW-COST TECHNOLOGY; NEW CONCEPT; PEAK FLOWS; POLISHING STEPS; REACTOR SYSTEMS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RURAL COMMUNITIES; RURAL COMMUNITY; SEWAGE FLOW; SHOCK LOAD; START-UPS; STEADY-STATE OPERATION; TEMPERATURE DECREASE; TREATMENT UNITS; WINTER TIME;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; REMOVAL; SEPTIC TANKS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

OXYGEN;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEVELOPING WORLD; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EGYPT; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEPTIC TANK; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; STEADY STATE; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WINTER; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; EVALUATION; PH; SEWAGE;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

ANAEROBIOSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SEWAGE;

EID: 71949127971     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.09.080     Document Type: Article

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