Opportunities and challenges in sustainable treatment and resource reuse of sewage sludge: a review

A Raheem, VS Sikarwar, J He, W Dastyar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Sludge or waste activated sludge (WAS) generated from wastewater treatment plants may
be considered a nuisance. It is a key source for secondary environmental contamination on …

Cultivation of microalgae on liquid anaerobic digestate for depollution, biofuels and cosmetics: a review

A Tawfik, M Eraky, NS Alhajeri, AI Osman… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Solid wastes from domestic, industrial and agricultural sectors cause acute economic and
environmental problems. These issues can be partly solved by anaerobic digestion of …

Beyond land application: Emerging technologies for the treatment and reuse of anaerobically digested agricultural and food waste

JP Sheets, L Yang, X Ge, Z Wang, Y Li - Waste Management, 2015 - Elsevier
Effective treatment and reuse of the massive quantities of agricultural and food wastes
generated daily has the potential to improve the sustainability of food production systems …

A review of mechanisms underlying the impacts of (nano) microplastics on anaerobic digestion

SMM Azizi, FI Hai, W Lu, A Al-Mamun, BR Dhar - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of (nano) microplastics in domestic wastewater and their subsequent release
to the aquatic environment via the discharge of treated sewage has raised significant …

Is anaerobic digestion effective for the removal of organic micropollutants and biological activities from sewage sludge?

L Gonzalez-Gil, M Papa, D Feretti, E Ceretti… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
The occurrence of emerging organic micropollutants (OMPs) in sewage sludge has been
widely reported; nevertheless, their fate during sludge treatment remains unclear. The …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of anaerobic digestate on soil life: A review

C van Midden, J Harris, L Shaw, T Sizmur, M Pawlett - Applied Soil Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
Using organic amendments to fertilise crops is a crucial part in the sustainability of
agricultural systems. The residual slurry remaining after biogas production (anaerobic …

Methods to alleviate the inhibition of sludge anaerobic digestion by emerging contaminants: a review

A Tawfik, M Mohsen, S Ismail, NS Alhajeri… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
The rising occurrence of emerging contaminants in sludges both inhibits the anaerobic
digestion of sludges and induces health issues when sludges are recycled in agriculture …

Trace organic contaminants in biosolids: impact of conventional wastewater and sludge processing technologies and emerging alternatives

GU Semblante, FI Hai, X Huang, AS Ball… - Journal of hazardous …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper critically reviews the fate of trace organic contaminants (TrOCs) in biosolids, with
emphasis on identifying operation conditions that impact the accumulation of TrOCs in …

Biological combination processes for efficient removal of pharmaceutically active compounds from wastewater: a review and future perspectives

D Cecconet, D Molognoni, A Callegari… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutically active compounds are widely diffused in surface and ground water,
entering the environment mainly through treated wastewater discharges, aside from specific …

Influence of earthworms on the behaviour of organic micropollutants in sewage sludge

B Dume, A Hanč, P Švehla, P Michal, V Pospíšil… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the concentration of pharmaceuticals and
personal care products (PPCPs) and endocrine disrupting chemicals during …