Chemical composition and source contribution of particulate matter emitted during injection of biosolids into an agricultural field in Ohio, USA

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1234-1239

  Bhat, Abhishek ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a  

^a Toledo   (United States)

Author keywords

biosolids; elemental characterization; land application; positive matrix factorization

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FACTORIZATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; LAND APPLICATIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION; SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS;

BIOSOLIDS;

EID: 84886286800     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.11734     Document Type: Article

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