Eco-friendly fly ash utilization: Potential for land application

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 333-366

  Malik, Anushree ^a   Thapliyal, Alka ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b Institute of Management Studies (Chaudhary Charan Singh University)   (India)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Microbial inoculants; Organic amendments; Plant growth

Indexed keywords

BIOPROCESSES; ECO-FRIENDLY; FLY ASH UTILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; LAND APPLICATIONS; MICROBIAL INOCULANTS; ORGANIC AMENDMENTS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PLANT GROWTH; ZEOLITE SYNTHESIS;

ADSORPTION; COAL COMBUSTION; FLY ASH; GROWTH (MATERIALS); PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE INCINERATION;

COAL ASH;

CALCIUM OXIDE; COAL; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDE; PHOSPHOROUS ACID;

ADSORPTION; COAL; COMBUSTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FLY ASH; INOCULATION; MANUFACTURING; MINERAL; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WASTE DISPOSAL; ZEOLITE;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; FLY ASH; INCINERATION; MYCORRHIZA; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 72149129515     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643380701413690     Document Type: Review

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