Hygienic effects and gas production of plastic bio-digesters under tropical conditions

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 590-596

  Yen Phi, Vo Thi ^a   Clemens, Joachim ^a   Rechenburg, Andrea ^a   Vinneras, Björn ^b,c   Lenßen, Christina ^a   Kistemann, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biogas; Hygiene; Microbial reduction; Plastic bio digester

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIGESTIBILITY; GAS PRODUCTION; HYGIENE; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOTYPE; PLASTIC; TROPICAL REGION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; HYDRAULICS; HYGIENE; SLUDGE; TROPIC CLIMATE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOENGINEERING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MANURE; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE; SALMONELLA; SANITATION; SWINE; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUIDAE;

EID: 77649186154     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2009.127     Document Type: Article

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