Biological testing of a digested sewage sludge and derived composts

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 8382-8389

  Moreira, R ^a   Sousa, J P ^a   Canhoto, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Avoidance tests; Compost; Digested sewage sludge; Germination and growth tests; Reproduction tests

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SEWAGE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS; TESTING; WASTES;

AVENA SATIVA; BIOLOGICAL TESTING; BRASSICA RAPA; DIGESTED SEWAGE SLUDGE; EISENIA ANDREI; ELSEVIER (CO); FIELD APPLICATIONS; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MASS INCREASE; NEGATIVE EFFECTS; ORGANIC WASTES; REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT; SLUDGE AMENDMENT; SOIL ANIMALS; SOIL BIOTA;

COMPOSTING;

ANNELID; ARTHROPOD; BIOASSAY; CEREAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOST; GERMINATION; HERB; REPRODUCTION; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; TESTING METHOD;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOTA; BODY MASS; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; EISENIA ANDREI; FOLSOMIA CANDI; GERMINATION; HABITAT; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; OAT; ORGANIC WASTE; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOIL; TURNIP; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; AVENA SATIVA; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRASSICA RAPA; GERMINATION; METALS, HEAVY; OLIGOCHAETA; REPRODUCTION; SEWAGE; SOIL;

ANIMALIA; AVENA SATIVA; BRASSICA RAPA; COLLEMBOLA; EISENIA ANDREI; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA;

EID: 47749109459     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.02.046     Document Type: Article

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