Basic Project Information

Basic Project Information

Title	Effect of Surfactants on Sludge Treatment and Disposal
Project Number	03-7-32-7705-42
Start Date	6/92
End Date	5/94
Research Category	Water Quality
Focus Category	TREATMENT WATER QUALITY
Lead Institute	Delaware Water Resources Center
Other Affiliations	N/A

Principal Investigators

Principal Investigators
Name	Rank During Project Period	Affiliation
Steven Dentel	Professor	University of DE Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Herbert Allen	Professor	University of DE Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Articles in Refereed Scientific Journals , Chitikela, S., S. K. Dentel, and H.E. Allen , 1995 , A Modified Method for the Analysis of Anionic Surfactants as MBAS , Analyst , 120 , N/A , 2001 - 2004 .
Articles in Conference Proceedings , Chitikela, S., and H.E. Allen , 1997 , The Role of Surfactants in Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment Processes , WEFTEC '97 , October 22, 1997 , Chicago , N/A .
Articles in Conference Proceedings , Chitikela, S., and H.E. Allen , 1994 , Effects and Fate of Anionic Surfactants used in Household Cleaning Products , 26th Mid-Atlantic Industrial Waste Conference , August 7, 1994 , N/A , N/A .
Ph.D. Dissertation , Chitikela, Srinivasarao , 1996 , Role of Surfactants in Sludge Dewatering and Pollutant Fate , University of Delaware , N/A , Newark, DE , N/A .
Articles in Refereed Scientific Journals , Rao, C.S., S. K. Dentel, and H.E. Allen , 1992 , Impacts of Surfactants on Sludge Management Processes , Division of Environmental Chemistry Society, ACS , Extended Abstract Preprint , San Francisco , 918 - 921 .

Student Support
Student Level	Number of Students	Number of Dissertations/Thesis
Undergraduate	N/A	N/A
Masters	1	N/A
Ph.D.	1	1
Post Ph.D.	N/A	N/A

Awards and Achievements
Date	Award or Achievement
N/A	N/A

Termination

If this project was initiated prior to fiscal year 1996, was it terminated because of the change to a regional competitive grant program?	Yes