Differences on nitrogen availability in a soil amended with fresh, composted and thermally-dried sewage sludge

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 252-259

  Tarrason D ^a   Ojeda, G ^a   Ortiz, O ^a   Alcaniz J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Composted sludge; Nitrate; Sewage sludge; Thermally dried sludge

Indexed keywords

FRESH SLUDGE; THERMAL DRYING; THERMALLY DRIED SLUDGE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITROGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

SOIL SURVEYS;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITROGEN; NITRATE; NITRATE NITROGEN; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC MATTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITROGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL SURVEYS;

AMMONIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY MATTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; COMPOSTED SLUDGE; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FRESH SLUDGE; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOIL; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL TEXTURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMALLY DRYING SLUDGE; UDIC CALCIUSTEPT;

CLIMATE; FIRES; HUMIDITY; NITROGEN; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; RAIN; SEWAGE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 35448934778     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.12.023     Document Type: Article

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