Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sewage sludge and treated biosolids: Effect factors and mass balance

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 6496-6505

  Kim, M ^a   Guerra, P ^a   Theocharides, M ^a   Barclay, K ^a   Smyth, S A ^a   Alaee, M ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Mass balance; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Sewage sludge; Sludge treatment; Solids liquid distribution coefficient

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOSOLIDS; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; LIQUIDS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LIQUID DISTRIBUTION; MASS BALANCE; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOSOLID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MASS BALANCE; PARTITIONING; PBDE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SOIL BIOTA;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; CANADA; DEBROMINATION; DIGESTION; LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CANADA;

BIOSOLIDS; MASS BALANCE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLIDS-LIQUID DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84886303025     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.08.022     Document Type: Article

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