Effect of hydraulic loading frequency on performance of planted drying beds for the treatment of faecal sludge

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 633-641

  Sonko, El Hadji Mamadou ^a,c   Mbeguere, Mbaye ^b   Diop, Cheikh ^c   Niang, Seydou ^c   Strande, Linda ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Senegalese National Sanitation Utility   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Echinochloa pyramidalis; Fodder; Leachate; Low and middle income countries; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ECHINOCHLOA PYRAMIDALIS;

EID: 84919784193     PISSN: 20439083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2014.024     Document Type: Article

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