The cost and effectiveness of solids thickening technologies for treating backwash and recovering nutrients from intensive aquaculture systems

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 6630-6641

  Sharrer, Mark ^a   Rishel, Kata ^a   Taylor, Amanda ^a   Vinci, Brian J ^a   Summerfelt, Steven T ^a  

^a Freshwater Institute Shepherdstown   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosolids capture; Geotextile filter; Gravity thickening settler; Inclined belt filter; Nutrient recovery

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; EFFICIENCY; GEOTEXTILES; NUTRIENTS; OPERATING COSTS; RADIAL FLOW; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS; GEOTEXTILE FILTERS; GRAVITY THICKENING; INCLINED BELT FILTER; INTENSIVE AQUACULTURES; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOSOLID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FILTER; GEOTEXTILE; INTENSIVE CULTURE; LEACHATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; COST; FILTER; LEACHING; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78649906535     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.03.101     Document Type: Article

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