Background Digested sludge is a good source of plant nutrients. However, depending on
the feedstock, it might contain heavy metals, metalloids, organic compounds, pathogens …

Intensive soil fertilization with mineral fertilizers has led to several issues such as high cost,
nitrate pollution and loss of soil carbon. Fertilization with organic matter such as compost …

Enteric viruses are of great importance in wastewater due to their high excretion from
infected individuals, low removal in wastewater treatment processes, long-time survival in …

Anaerobic digestion of organic residues has the potential to significantly contribute to a shift
from fossil to renewable energy. The by-product, anaerobic slurry, does have properties that …

The rapid transmission tendency, severity, and wide geographical spread of newly emerged
novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in different environmental matrices, including water, air …

The ability of modern agriculture to meet future food demand imposed by accelerating
growth of the world's population is a major challenge, and fertilizers play a key role by …

During the treatment of sewage, a huge volume of sludge is generated, which is disposed of
on land as soil fertilizer/conditioner due to the presence of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium …

An understanding of the transport and survival of microbial pathogens (pathogens hereafter)
in agricultural settings is needed to assess the risk of pathogen contamination to water and …

Sewage sludge as a byproduct of industrial and municipal wastewaters treatment is
produced worldwide at large quantities. This organic waste contains nutrients, pathogens …

Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for all living organisms. At the current rate of
extraction, global reserves of mineable deposits will be exhausted within the next few …