A review of the sustainable value and disposal techniques, wastewater stabilisation ponds sludge characteristics and accumulation

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-58

  Keffala, Chéma ^a   Harerimana, Casimir ^a   Vasel, Jean Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accumulation rate; Management; Sludge; Waste stabilisation ponds

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATES; ANNUAL MAINTENANCE; BACKGROUND INFORMATION; DESLUDGING; DISPOSAL TECHNIQUES; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; HELMINTH EGGS; LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION; SETTLEABLE SOLIDS; SLUDGE; SLUDGE ACTIVITY; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS; SLUDGE MANAGEMENT; SLUDGE REMOVAL; TREATMENT METHODS; WASTE STABILISATION POND;

LAKES; MANAGEMENT; SEWAGE LAGOONS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; STABILIZATION; STABILIZATION PONDS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

FERTILIZER;

ACCUMULATION RATE; OXYGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SLUDGE; SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COST; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HELMINTH; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE VIABILITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE DISTRIBUTION; SLUDGE PRODUCTION; SLUDGE REUSE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER STABILIZATION POND;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

VERMES;

EID: 84871999073     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2532-1     Document Type: Review

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