Concept information

overburden > waste treatment > sludge treatment > sludge stabilisation

Preferred term

sludge stabilisation  

Definition

  • Usually anaerobic sludge digestion, a treatment that stabilizes raw sludge. Fully digested sludge has little readily biodegradable organic matter. It is not smelly and about 50% of the solids are inorganic. Sludge can also be digested aerobically.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/12446

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