Application of composted sewage sludge (CSS) as a soil amendment for turfgrass growth

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 96-104

  Cheng, Hefa ^a   Xu, Weipu ^b   Liu, Junliang ^c   Zhao, Qingjian ^d   He, Yanqing ^b   Chen, Gang ^e  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b HEBEI INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING   (China)

^c AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^d HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Composted sewage sludge (CSS); Heavy metals; Perennial ryegrass; Soil nutrients; Soluble salts; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH KINETICS; SALTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SUBSTRATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COMPOSTED SEWAGE SLUDGE (CSS); PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; SOIL NUTRIENTS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH KINETICS; SALTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL SURVEYS; SUBSTRATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COMPOSTING; HEAVY METAL; PERENNIAL PLANT; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 33845627242     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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