Environmental effects of using clay bricks produced with sewage sludge: Leachability and toxicity studies

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1202-1208

  Cusidó, Joan A ^a   Cremades, Lázaro V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ceramic matrix; Clay bricks; Leachability; Sanitary risk; Sewage sludge; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BUILDING SECTORS; CERAMIC MATRIX; CLAY BRICKS; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; HIGH RATE; LEACHABILITY; OFFGASSING; SANITARY RISKS; SEWAGE SLUDGE FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; TOXICITY TEST; USEFUL LIFE;

BRICK; BUILDING MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DEGASSING; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

TOXICITY;

CERAMICS; CLAY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; MATRIX; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CERAMIC INDUSTRY; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; TOXICITY TESTING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALUMINUM SILICATES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84860165868     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.12.024     Document Type: Article

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