Changes in physical, chemical and microbial parameters during the composting of municipal sewage sludge

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2359-2369

  Khalil, A I ^a   Hassouna, M S ^a   El Ashqar, H M A ^a   Fawzi, M ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Composting; Sewage sludge; Turning frequency

Indexed keywords

C/N RATIO; CARBON AND NITROGEN; COLIFORMS; COMPOSTING PROCESS; DRY MATTERS; FINAL COMPOST; GENERAL TRENDS; MESOPHILIC; MESOPHILIC BACTERIA; MICROBIAL PARAMETERS; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGE; THERMOPHILIC FUNGUS;

FERMENTATION; FUNGI; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

COMPOSTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 80052824943     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0704-8     Document Type: Article

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