Search for dissertations about: "sewage sludge"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 84 swedish dissertations containing the words sewage sludge.
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1. Removal processes in sewage treatment plants : Sludge quality and treatment efficiency of structurally diverse organic compounds
Abstract : Large and ever-increasing numbers of chemicals, including large quantities of a broad spectrum of organic compounds are used in modern society. More than 30 000 of the more than 100 000 chemical substances registered in the EU are estimated to be daily used, of which many will be discharged into the waste-streams handled by municipal sewage treatment plants (STPs). READ MORE
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2. Sewage sludge dewatering by natural methods : influence on sludge nutrient content
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3. Sustainable Sewage Sludge Management : Addressing Multidisciplinary Challenges
Abstract : This PhD thesis focuses on multidisciplinary challenges in sewage sludge management and how they can be addressed to increase sustainability. Sewage sludge is the residual from wastewater treatment. It contains both resources and contaminants making its management challenging. READ MORE
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4. Metal Speciation and Toxicity in Sewage Sludge
Abstract : Increasingly stringent controls on metal concentrations in sewage sludge destined for agricultural application provided a basis for the study of the relevance of metal speciation in sewage sludge. A comprehensive literature review identified difficulties in relating metal speciation through single chemical extractions to plant uptake and soil toxicity. READ MORE
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5. Antimicrobials in sewage treatment plants : occurrence, fate and resistance
Abstract : The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified antibiotic resistance as a major threat to human health. The environment has been suggested to play an important role in the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. The external environment can act as a source of resistance genes that could potentially be transferred into human pathogens. READ MORE