The effects of food waste disposers on the wastewater system: A practical study

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 250-256

  Thomas, Philip ^a  

^a THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food waste disposers; Macerators; Sewerage; Waste disposal; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FOOD WASTE; FOOD WASTE DISPOSERS; LITTLE RESEARCH; MACERATORS; ORGANIC WASTES; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; SECONDARY TREATMENT; SETTLEABLE SOLIDS; SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS; SEWERAGE; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER SYSTEMS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DOMESTIC WASTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LANDFILL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC FOOD WASTE DISPOSER; FOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79955723166     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2010.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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