The use of sewage sludge as soil amendment. the need for an ecotoxicological evaluation

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 246-260

  Natal Da Luz, Tiago ^a   Tidona, Serena ^b   Jesus, Bruno ^c   Morais, Paula V ^a,c   Sousa, José P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Avoidance tests; Higher plant growth tests; Reproduction tests; Sludge characterization; Test battery

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CEREAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; INSECT; REPRODUCTION; ROOT VEGETABLE; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; TESTING METHOD; TOXICITY TEST;

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; CANDIDA; COLLEMBOLA; EISENIA ANDREI; EMBRYOPHYTA; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 67650851488     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-009-0077-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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