Inorganic and organic constituents and contaminants of biosolids: implications for land application

RJ Haynes, G Murtaza, R Naidu - Advances in agronomy, 2009 - Elsevier
Large amounts of biosolids are produced as a by-product of municipal wastewater
treatment. They are composed of about 50% organic and 50% inorganic material. The …

Soil carbon sequestration resulting from biosolids application

SI Torri, RS Corrêa, G Renella - Applied and Environmental …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon (C) sequestration in soils through the increase of the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool
has generated broad interest to mitigate the effects of climate change. Biosolids soil …

Environmental risk implications of metals in sludges from waste water treatment plants: the discovery of vast stores of metal-containing nanoparticles

F Tou, Y Yang, J Feng, Z Niu, H Pan, Y Qin… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticle (NP) assessment in sludge materials, although of growing importance in eco-
and biotoxicity studies, is commonly overlooked and, at best, understudied. In the present …

Life Cycle Assessment of biogas production by monofermentation of energy crops and injection into the natural gas grid

C Jury, E Benetto, D Koster, B Schmitt, J Welfring - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2010 - Elsevier
The use of renewable energy is a possible solution to reduce the contribution to climate
change of human activities. Nevertheless, there is much controversy about the non-climate …

Multi‐residue method for the analysis of pharmaceutical compounds in sewage sludge, compost and sediments by sonication‐assisted extraction and LC …

J Martín, JL Santos, I Aparicio… - Journal of separation …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A method for the simultaneous determination of 16 pharmaceutical compounds in three
types of sewage sludge (primary, secondary and anaerobically digested dehydrated …

Occurrence, fate and environmental risk of anionic surfactants, bisphenol A, perfluorinated compounds and personal care products in sludge stabilization treatments

C Abril, JL Santos, J Martín, I Aparicio… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, twenty-three endocrine disrupting compounds have been monitored in sludge
from different stages of four sludge stabilization treatments (anaerobic digestion, aerobic …

Extractability and crop transfer of potentially toxic elements from mediterranean agricultural soils following long-term sewage sludge applications as a fertilizer …

M Iglesias, E Marguí, F Camps, M Hidalgo - Waste Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge is used as a fertilizer replacement in agricultural soils for its chemical
properties, such as organic matter content, and for its capability to improve physical soil …

Extraction of nonylphenol, pyrene and phenanthrene from sewage sludge and composted biosolids by cyclodextrins and rhamnolipids

F Madrid, M Rubio-Bellido, E Morillo - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge generated by Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTPs) are frequently used
as organic amendments in agriculture, but they contain pollutants such as Potentially Toxic …

Mobilities and leachabilities of heavy metals in sludge with humus soil

R Zhu, M Wu, J Yang - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2011 - Elsevier
Chemical forms of Zn, Ni, Cu, and Pb in municipal sewage sludge were investigated by
adding humus soil to sludge and by performing sequential extraction procedures. In the final …

Characterisation of anaerobic digestion substrates regarding trace elements and determination of the influence of trace elements on the hydrolysis and acidification …

NC Ezebuiro, I Körner - Journal of environmental chemical engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD 2) is a well-known pathway in bioenergy production but it could
become more efficient. There is a poor understanding of the impacts of trace elements (TEs …