Toxic effects of digested, composted and thermally-dried sewage sludge on three plants

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 7168-7175

  Ramirez W A ^a   Domene, X ^a   Ortiz, O ^a   Alcaniz J M ^a  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composted sludge; Phytotoxicity; Pig slurry; Sewage sludge; Thermally dried sludge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CORRELATION METHODS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL SURVEYS; TOXICITY;

COMPOSTED SLUDGE; PHYTOTOXICITY; PIG SLURRY; THERMALLY-DRIED SLUDGE;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AGRICULTURE; CORRELATION METHODS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL SURVEYS; TOXICITY;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; GROWTH; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LEGUME; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; ROOT VEGETABLE; SEEDLING; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED CLOVER; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE DRYING; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; TURNIP;

ANIMALS; MANURE; PLANTS; SEWAGE; SOIL; SWINE;

BRASSICA RAPA; LOLIUM PERENNE; SUIDAE; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 44449086367     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.12.072     Document Type: Article

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