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Sludge Management

    • National Taiwan University
    • Nanyang Technological University

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    Abstract

    © 2014 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Sludge accumulates as a residue in all wastewater treatments. Sludge contains the solids and colloids separated fromwastewater, as well as substances from biological and chemical operation units. Sludge contains all of the impurities gathered from water or wastewater treatment processes, and thus has a variable nature and must be treated accordingly. This chapter summarizes all aspects of sludge management in practice.

    Original languageAmerican English
    Title of host publicationHandbook of Environment and Waste Management: Volume 2: Land and Groundwater Pollution Control
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1 2013

    Keywords

    • Disposal
    • Incineration
    • Landfill
    • Management
    • Reuse
    • Sludge dewatering
    • Stabilization

    Disciplines

    • Civil and Environmental Engineering

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