Agricultural recycling of treatment-plant sludge: A case study for a vegetable-processing factory

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 274-281

  Dolgen, Deniz ^a   Necdet Alpaslan, M ^a   Delen, Nafiz ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Agricultural recycling; Biosolid; Land application; Sludge disposal

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; HEAVY METALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RECYCLING; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

AGRICULTURAL RECYCLING; CASE-STUDIES; LAND APPLICATIONS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANTS AND LEAVES; SAND SOILS; SOIL MIXTURES; STEM LENGTH; TREATMENT-PLANT SLUDGE; VARIOUS SLUDGES;

VEGETABLES;

HEAVY METAL; IRON; ZINC;

BIOSOLID; RECYCLING; ROOT; SLUDGE; STEM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; CUCUMBER; DRY WEIGHT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SAND; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOIL; TOXICOKINETICS; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 34247541575     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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