Particle characterization emitted during the land application of biosolids in Ohio, USA

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 325-334

  Bhat, Abhishek ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a   Lawrence, Joseph G ^a  

^a The University of Toledo   (United States)

Author keywords

airborne particulates; energy dispersive spectroscopy; land application of biosolids; physico chemical properties; scanning electron microscope

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICLES; LAND APPLICATIONS; PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION; PARTICLE SHAPE ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876284783     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.10620     Document Type: Article

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