The urgent need for risk assessment on the antibiotic resistance spread via sewage sludge land application

K Bondarczuk, A Markowicz… - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge is an ever-increasing by-product of the wastewater treatment process
frequently used as a soil fertiliser. To control its quality and prevent any possible hazardous …

The risks associated with wastewater reuse and xenobiotics in the agroecological environment

D Fatta-Kassinos, IK Kalavrouziotis… - Science of the Total …, 2011 - Elsevier
Treated wastewater reuse for irrigation, landscape and surface or groundwater
replenishment purposes is being widely implemented. Although the reuse practice is …

Cost–benefit calculation of phytoremediation technology for heavy-metal-contaminated soil

X Wan, M Lei, T Chen - Science of the total environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Heavy-metal pollution of soil is a serious issue worldwide, particularly in China. Soil
remediation is one of the most difficult management issues for municipal and state agencies …

Effects of sewage sludge biochar on plant metal availability after application to a Mediterranean soil

A Mendez, A Gomez, J Paz-Ferreiro, G Gasco - Chemosphere, 2012 - Elsevier
Pyrolytic conversion of sewage sludge into biochar could be a sustainable management
option for Mediterranean agricultural soils. The aim of this work is to evaluate the effects of …

Comparison of filter media materials for heavy metal removal from urban stormwater runoff using biofiltration systems

HS Lim, W Lim, JY Hu, A Ziegler, SL Ong - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
The filter media in biofiltration systems play an important role in removing potentially harmful
pollutants from urban stormwater runoff. This study compares the heavy metal removal …

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 …

Toxic metals in soil due to the land application of sewage sludge in China: Spatiotemporal variations and influencing factors

L Chu, W He - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Land application has become a promising method for recycling energy and resources from
sewage sludge; however, the changes that occur to the toxic metal concentrations in soil …

Source identification and migration fate of metal (loid) s in soil and groundwater from an abandoned Pb/Zn mine

C Huang, Z Guo, T Li, R Xu, C Peng, Z Gao… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the spatial distribution, source identification, and migration fate of toxic
metals is crucial for managing the potential risks associated with metal (loid) s in abandoned …

Ecological risk assessment of toxic metal (loid) s for land application of sewage sludge in China

L Chu, W He, F Xu, Y Tong, F Xu - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge, including those after biological or thermochemical treatments, has the
potential to be used as fertilizers for recycle of resources. However, its potential ecological …

Evaluating the factors responsible for post-fire water quality response in forests of the western USA

AJ Rust, S Saxe, J McCray, CC Rhoades… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
Wildfires commonly increase nutrient, carbon, sediment and metal inputs to streams, yet the
factors responsible for the type, magnitude and duration of water quality effects are poorly …