Organic micropollutant degradation in sewage sludge during composting under thermophilic conditions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 5086-5091

  Poulsen, Tjalfe G ^a   Bester, Kai ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL METHOD; DIGESTED SEWAGE SLUDGE; HORSE MANURE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROPOLLUTANTS; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS; TRICLOSAN; YARD WASTES;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; MANURES; PLASTICIZERS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLVENTS; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER CONTENT;

WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERICIDE; DETERGENT; FLAME RETARDANT; FRAGRANCE; GALAXOLIDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; LUBRICATING AGENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PLASTICIZER; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VULCANIZER;

BIODEGRADATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPOSTING; METABOLITE; ORGANIC MATTER; SEWAGE; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MANURE; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; SLUDGE DIGESTION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WATER CONTENT;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77954276410     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9038243     Document Type: Article

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