Land application of municipal sewage sludge: Human health risk assessment of heavy metals

E Yakamercan, A Ari, A Aygün - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Land application of municipal sewage sludge has become an attractive option and disposal
method used worldwide. Hence, the suitability of the sludge with regards to toxic and …

The influence of municipal wastewater treatment technologies on the biological stabilization of sewage sludge: A systematic review

JL Cárdenas-Talero, JA Silva-Leal, A Pérez-Vidal… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Various wastewater treatment technologies are available today and biological processes
are predominantly used in these technologies. Increasing wastewater treatment systems …

Characteristics of solidified carbon dioxide and perspectives for its sustainable application in sewage sludge management

J Kazimierowicz, M Dębowski - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Appropriate management is necessary to mitigate the environmental impacts of wastewater
sludge. One lesser-known technology concerns the use of solidified CO2 for dewatering …

Optimal solutions for the use of sewage sludge on agricultural lands

C Iticescu, PL Georgescu, M Arseni, A Rosu, M Timofti… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of sewage sludge in agriculture decreases the pressure on landfills. In Romania,
massive investments have been made in wastewater treatment stations, which have resulted …

Optimal selection of battery recycling plant location: strategies, challenges, perspectives, and sustainability

IM Hezam, A Gamal, M Abdel-Basset, NA Nabeeh… - Soft Computing, 2023 - Springer
Legislative policies in environmental protection tended to confront and address ecological
issues through comprehensive and integrated legislation. Recycling is essential for treating …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of emerging contaminants in biosolids in northern Queensland, Australia

R Kumar, A Whelan, P Cannon, M Sheehan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to identify and quantify different classes of emerging contaminants (ECs),
such as pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), per-and polyfluoroalkyl …

Technologies for improving microalgae biomass production coupled to effluent treatment: A life cycle approach

IB Magalhães, J Ferreira, J de Siqueira Castro… - Algal Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Algal biomass production in wastewater is a promising value-adding alternative that should
be coupled to the treatment system. The technical aspects of cultivation systems for …

Sewage sludge biochars effects on corn response and nutrition and on soil properties in a 5-yr field experiment

JKM Chagas, CC de Figueiredo, J Paz-Ferreiro - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge biochar (SSB) is the solid product obtained after the pyrolysis of sludge. In
the last ten years, hundreds of studies have evaluated the effects of SSB as a soil …

Improving the quality of organic compost of sewage sludge using grass cultivation followed by composting

PHS Cardoso, PWB Gonçalves… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Composting is one of the main processes of stabilization of sewage sludge and its
association with cultivation in this residue has a great potential to produce stabilized organic …

Sewage sludge as organic matrix in the manufacture of organomineral fertilizers: Physical forms, environmental risks, and nutrients recycling

MM Rodrigues, DG Viana, FC Oliveira, MC Alves… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of organomineral fertilizers (OMFs) has grown worldwide, mainly in tropical
conditions, combining economics and environmental management. Our study used a …