Sludge characterization at Kadahokwa water treatment plant, Rwanda

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 848-859

  Uwimana, A ^a   Nhapi, I ^a   Wali, U G ^a   Hoko, Z ^b   Kashaigili, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Environmental pollution; Sludge disposal; Sludge management; Sludge quality; Water treatment sludge

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; CHROMIUM; CULTIVATION; HEAVY METALS; NICKEL; NUTRIENTS; POLLUTION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PRODUCED WATER; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; LAND APPLICATIONS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SLUDGE MANAGEMENT; SLUDGE QUALITY; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY; WATER TREATMENT SLUDGE;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CARBON; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; ION EXCHANGE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SLUDGE; SODIUM; SOIL NUTRIENT; TRACE ELEMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; PH; RECYCLING; RWANDA; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WETLAND;

RWANDA;

EID: 79951738112     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2010.377     Document Type: Article

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