Freeze-thaw treatment of RBC sludge from a remote mining exploration facility in subarctic Canada

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1309-1313

  Diak, James ^a   Örmeci, Banu ^a   Proux, Corinne ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Seprotech Systems Incorporated   (Canada)

Author keywords

Freeze thaw; Land application; RBC (Rotating Biological Contactor); Sludge; Treatment

Indexed keywords

FREEZE-THAW; LAND APPLICATIONS; RBC (ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTOR); SLUDGE; TREATMENT;

FREEZING; PHOSPHORUS; REFRIGERATORS; ROTATION; TURBIDITY;

THAWING;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EXPLORATION; MINING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SLUDGE; SUBARCTIC REGION;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY; FREEZE THAWING; MINING; ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTOR; SALMONELLA; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DEWATERING; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY;

BIOREACTORS; CANADA; FREEZING; MINING; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

CANADA;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 79955643681     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.376     Document Type: Article

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