Assessment of the suitability of composted sewage sludge as an adsorbent for the treatment of heavy-metal contaminated wastewater, with special reference to cadmium

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dc.contributor.advisorFey, Martin Ven_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorWillis, James Pen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSchwegler, Frank Rudolfen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-04T16:42:01Z
dc.date.available2016-03-04T16:42:01Z
dc.date.issued1995en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA large proportion of sewage sludge in South Africa contains heavy metal concentrations which are deemed to be above threshold limits for its use as a fertiliser. Furthermore, sewage sludge has a high affinity for heavy metals. Until the sources of heavy metal contamination of municipal sewage sludge are considerably reduced the contaminated sewage sludge must either be disposed of or used for some other purpose. The use of contaminated sewage sludge as an adsorbent for treating heavy metal-contaminated wastewaters may provide an alternative and practical use for this material. The objective of this study was to assess the potential of composted sewage sludge (which is more stable and has a higher permeability than ordinary sewage sludge), produced from municipal sewage sludge in Milnerton, as an adsorbent for the extraction of heavy metals from contaminated wastewaters. The study was conducted with specific reference to cadmium since it is one of the most toxic of the heavy metals and occurs in many types of wastewaters.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSchwegler, F. R. (1995). <i>Assessment of the suitability of composted sewage sludge as an adsorbent for the treatment of heavy-metal contaminated wastewater, with special reference to cadmium</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17468en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSchwegler, Frank Rudolf. <i>"Assessment of the suitability of composted sewage sludge as an adsorbent for the treatment of heavy-metal contaminated wastewater, with special reference to cadmium."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17468en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSchwegler, F. 1995. Assessment of the suitability of composted sewage sludge as an adsorbent for the treatment of heavy-metal contaminated wastewater, with special reference to cadmium. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Schwegler, Frank Rudolf AB - A large proportion of sewage sludge in South Africa contains heavy metal concentrations which are deemed to be above threshold limits for its use as a fertiliser. Furthermore, sewage sludge has a high affinity for heavy metals. Until the sources of heavy metal contamination of municipal sewage sludge are considerably reduced the contaminated sewage sludge must either be disposed of or used for some other purpose. The use of contaminated sewage sludge as an adsorbent for treating heavy metal-contaminated wastewaters may provide an alternative and practical use for this material. The objective of this study was to assess the potential of composted sewage sludge (which is more stable and has a higher permeability than ordinary sewage sludge), produced from municipal sewage sludge in Milnerton, as an adsorbent for the extraction of heavy metals from contaminated wastewaters. The study was conducted with specific reference to cadmium since it is one of the most toxic of the heavy metals and occurs in many types of wastewaters. DA - 1995 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1995 T1 - Assessment of the suitability of composted sewage sludge as an adsorbent for the treatment of heavy-metal contaminated wastewater, with special reference to cadmium TI - Assessment of the suitability of composted sewage sludge as an adsorbent for the treatment of heavy-metal contaminated wastewater, with special reference to cadmium UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17468 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17468
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSchwegler FR. Assessment of the suitability of composted sewage sludge as an adsorbent for the treatment of heavy-metal contaminated wastewater, with special reference to cadmium. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences, 1995 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17468en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental Geochemistryen_ZA
dc.titleAssessment of the suitability of composted sewage sludge as an adsorbent for the treatment of heavy-metal contaminated wastewater, with special reference to cadmiumen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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