Effects of thermally dried and composted sewage sludges on the fertility of residual soils from limestone quarries

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 234-241

  Marando, Graciela ^a   Jiménez, Patrícia ^a   Hereter, Agnes ^a   Julià, Maria ^a   Ginovart, Marta ^a   Bonmatí, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composted sewage sludge; Soil bioindicators; Soil enzymes; Soil microbial activity; Soil reclamation; Thermally dried sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052161964     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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