Aquatic worms eat sludge: Mass balances and processing of worm faeces

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 633-638

  Hendrickx, T L G ^a,b   Temmink, H ^a,b   Elissen, H J H ^a   Buisman, C J N ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aquatic worm reactor; Biological sludge; Dewatering; Lumbriculus variegatus; Mass balance; Methanisation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SLUDGE; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; MASS BALANCE; ORGANIC MATERIALS; REACTOR CONCEPTS; SOLIDS CONCENTRATIONS; WASTE SLUDGE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DISSOLUTION; HEAVY METALS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DEWATERING;

HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEWATERING; EARTHWORM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECES; MASS BALANCE; METABOLITE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PROCESSING; REDUCTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; FECES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; VOLUMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WORM;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; FECES; FOOD; OLIGOCHAETA; SEWAGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER PURIFICATION;

LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 77949571233     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.12.079     Document Type: Article

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