Performance evaluation of the UASB sewage treatment plant at James Town (Mudor), Accra

Access to Sanitation and Safe Water: Global Partnerships and Local Actions - Proceedings of the 33rd WEDC International Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 20-26

  Awuah, E ^a   Abrokwa, K A ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Performance; Treatment; UASB

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; DOMESTIC SEWAGE TREATMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PERFORMANCE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TREATMENT; UASB;

EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; SANITATION; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENTS;

EID: 77955156284     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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