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Nov 1962
Aerobic Digestion of Night Soil
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Volume 88, Issue 6
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The peculiar behavior of night soil (urine, feces, and personal cleaning materials) during bio-stabilization processes has been perplexing to professionals in modern treatment practice. The physico-chemical characteristics of aerobic digestion of night soil with starting total solids concentration of 3%, 6%, and 8% are examined herein. The parameters of stabilization measured in detail were volatile matter reduction and carbon dioxide production. Secondary characteristics of odor, color, settleability, and filterability were also studied.
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Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Volume 88 • Issue 6 • November 1962
Pages: 15 - 29
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© 1962 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Nov 1962
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Wilfredo L. Reyes
Asst. Prof. of Pub. Health Engrg., Univ. of the Philippines, Inst. of Hygiene, Manila, Philippines
Cornelius W. Kruse, M.ASCE
Prof. of San. Engrg., The Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, Md.
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