Surahammar: A case study of the impacts of installing food waste disposers in 50% of households

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 309-319

  Evans, Tim D ^a   Andersson, Per ^b   Wievegg, Asa ^b   Carlsson, Inge ^b  

^a Tim Evans Environment   (United Kingdom)

^b Surahammars KommunalTeknik AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Biogas; BOD; COD; Cost; Food waste; In sewer process; Landfill directive; Wastewater treatment; Water resources

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BOD; COD; FOOD WASTE; IN-SEWER PROCESS; LANDFILL DIRECTIVE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; INSTALLATION; LAND FILL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RECLAMATION; RESEARCH; SEWAGE; SEWERS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WATER RESOURCES;

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; SURFACE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIUM; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOGAS; DOMESTIC WASTE; LANDFILL; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER RESOURCE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COST; FOOD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; KITCHEN; LANDFILL; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEWER; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

SURAHAMMAR; SWEDEN; VASTMANLAND;

EID: 78049430140     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2010.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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