African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1129

Full Length Research Paper

Co-composting of sewage sludge and Echinochloa pyramidalis (Lam.) Hitchc. & Chase plant material from a constructed wetland system treating domestic wastewater in Cameroon

Guy Valerie Djumyom Wafo
  • Guy Valerie Djumyom Wafo
  • Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Pulcherie Matsodoum Nguemte
  • Pulcherie Matsodoum Nguemte
  • Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Wilfried Arsène Letah Nzouebet
  • Wilfried Arsène Letah Nzouebet
  • Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Pierre François Djocgoue
  • Pierre François Djocgoue
  • Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Ives Magloire Kengne
  • Ives Magloire Kengne
  • Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 23 February 2016
  •  Accepted: 12 July 2016
  •  Published: 30 September 2016

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