Relationship between pollutant content and ecotoxicity of sewage sludges from Spanish wastewater treatment plants

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 425, Issue , 2012, Pages 99-109

  Roig, Neus ^a   Sierra, Jordi ^a,b   Nadal, Martí ^a   Martí, Esther ^b   Navalón Madrigal, Pedro ^c   Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Domingo, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c LABAQUA SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composting; Ecotoxicological tests; Heavy metals; Organic pollutants; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; DRY MATTERS; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL TESTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GOOD CORRELATIONS; LOLIUM PERENNE; MICROTOX; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTANT LOADS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENES; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; ROOT ELONGATION; SLUDGE SAMPLES; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TOXICITY TEST; TREATMENT PROCESS; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COMPOSTING; COPPER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; ZINC;

COMPOSTING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TOXICITY TEST; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; ONION; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADISH; RESPIROMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLUDGE; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SPAIN; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LOLIUM; METALS; ONIONS; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RAPHANUS; SEWAGE; SPAIN; TOXICITY TESTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

SPAIN;

ALLIUM CEPA; LOLIUM PERENNE; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 84859938046     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.03.018     Document Type: Article

References (62)

1. Andrés P., Mateos E., Tarrasón D., Cabrera C., Figuerola B. Effects of digested, composted, and thermally dried sewage sludge on soil microbiota and mesofauna. Appl Soil Ecol 2011, 48:236-242.
2. Banerjee M.R., Burton D.L., Depoe S. Impact of sewage sludge application on soil biological characteristics. Agric Ecosyst Environ 1997, 66:241-249.
3. Barrena R., d'Imporzano G., Ponsá S., Gea T., Artola A., Vázquez F., et al. In search of a reliable technique for the determination of the biological stability of the organic matter in the mechanical-biological treated waste. J Hazard Mater 2009, 162:1065-1072.
4. BOE Real Decreto 1310/1990, de 29 de octubre, por el que se regula la utilización de los lodos de depuración en el sector agrario 1990, Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Spain, [in Spanish].
5. Box J.D. Investigation of Folin-Ciocalteu phenol reagent for determination of polyphenolic substances in natural waters. Water Res 1983, 17:511-525.
6. Bright D.A., Healey N. Contaminant risks from biosolids land application: contemporary organic contaminant levels in digested sewage sludge from five treatment plants in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia. Environ Pollut 2003, 126:39-49.
7. Bustamante M.A., Paredes C., Marhuenda-Egea F.C., Pérez-Espinosa A., Bernal M.P., Moral R. Co-composting of distillery wastes with animal manures: carbon and nitrogen transformations in the evaluation of compost stability. Chemosphere 2008, 72:551-557.
8. California Compost Quality Council Compost Maturity Index 2001, Nevada City, CA.
9. Clarke B.O., Smith S.R. Review of 'emerging' organic contaminants in biosolids and assessment of international research priorities for the agricultural use of biosolids. Environ Int 2011, 37:226-247.
10. Dai J., Xu M., Chen J., Yang X., Ke Z. PCDD/F, PAH and heavy metals in the sewage sludge from six wastewater treatment plants in Beijing, China. Chemosphere 2007, 66:353-361.
11. Daso A.P., Fatoki O.S., Odendaal J.P., Olujimi O.O. Occurrence of selected polybrominated diphenyl ethers and 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromobiphenyl (BB-153) in sewage sludge and effluent samples of a wastewater-treatment plant in Cape Town, South Africa. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2012, 62:391-402.
12. De la Torre A., Alonso E., Condejero M.A., Sanz P., Martínez M.A. Sources and behaviour of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in Spanish sewage sludge. Waste Manag 2011, 31:1277-1284.
13. Déportes I., Benoit-Guyod J.L., Zmirou D. Hazard to man and the environment posed by the use of urban waste compost: a review. Sci Total Environ 1995, 172:197-222.
14. Domene X., Alcañiz J.M., Andrés P. Ecotoxicological assessment of organic wastes using the soil collembolan Folsomia candida. Appl Soil Ecol 2007, 35:461-472.
15. Domene X., Ramírez W., Mattana S., Alcañiz J.M., Andrés P. Ecological risk assessment of organic waste amendments using the species sensitivity distribution from a soil organisms test battery. Environ Pollut 2008, 155:227-236.
16. EC Council Directive of 12 June 1986 on the protection of the environments, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture European Commission 1986.
17. EC Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment. L135, 30 European Commission, Official Journal 1991.
18. EC European Commission. Working document on sludge, 3rd draft. Brussels 2000.
19. EC Organic contaminants in sewage sludge for agricultural use. European Commission Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Soil and Waste Unit. UMEG Center for Environmental Measurements, Environmental Inventories and Product Safety 2001.
20. EC European Commission. Working document on biological treatment of biowaste. 2nd draft. Brussels 2001.
21. EC Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives 2008.
22. Eljarrat E., Marsh G., Labandeira A., Barceló D. Effect of sewage sludges contaminated with polybrominated diphenylethers on agricultural soils. Chemosphere 2008, 71:1079-1086.
23. Flotats Ripoll X, Campos Pozuelo E, Palatsi Civit J, Illa Alibés J, Solé Mauri F, Magrí Aloy A. Guia dels tractaments de les dejeccions ramaderes. In: Departament d'Agricultura Ramaderia i Pesca AdRdC, editor, 2004 [in Catalan].
24. Fuentes A., Lloréns M., Sáez J., Aguilar M.I., Pérez-Marín A.B., Ortuño J.F., et al. Ecotoxicity, phytotoxicity and extractability of heavy metals from different stabilised sewage sludges. Environ Pollut 2006, 143:355-360.
25. García-Delgado M., Rodríguez-Cruz M.S., Lorenzo L.F., Arienzo M., Sánchez-Martín M.J. Seasonal and time variability of heavy metal content and of its chemicals forms in sewage sludges from different wastewater treatment plants. Sci Total Environ 2007, 382:82-92.
26. Gea T., Barrena R., Artola A., Sánchez A. Monitoring the biological activity of the composting process: oxygen uptake rate (OUR), respirometric index (RI), and respiratory quotient (RQ). Biotechnol Bioeng 2004, 88:520-527.
27. Gibson R.W., Wang M.-J., Padgett E., Lopez-Real J.M., Beck A.J. Impact of drying and composting procedures on the concentrations of 4-nonylphenols, di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate and polychlorinated biphenyls in anaerobically digested sewage sludge. Chemosphere 2007, 68:1352-1358.
28. González M.M., Martín J., Santos J.L., Aparicio I., Alonso E. Occurrence and risk assessment of nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates in sewage sludge from different conventional treatment processes. Sci Total Environ 2010, 408:563-570.
29. Hachicha S., Cegarra J., Sellami F., Hachicha R., Drira N., Medhioub K., et al. Elimination of polyphenols toxicity from olive mill wastewater sludge by its co-composting with sesame bark. J Hazard Mater 2009, 161:1131-1139.
30. Harrison E.Z., Oakes S.R., Hysell M., Hay A. Organic chemicals in sewage sludges. Sci Total Environ 2006, 367:481-497.
31. Hua L., Wu W., Liu Y., Chen Y., McBride M.B. Effect of composting on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons removal in sewage sludge. Water Air Soil Pollut 2008, 193:259-267.
32. Koh Y.K.K., Chiu T.Y., Paterakis N., Boobis A., Scrimshaw M.D., Lester J.N. Fate and occurrence of alkylphenolic compounds in sewage sludges determined by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Environ Technol 2009, 30:1415-1424.
33. Komilis D.P., Tziouvaras I.S. A statistical analysis to assess the maturity and stability of six composts. Waste Manag 2009, 29:1504-1513.
34. Komilis D., Kontou I., Ntougias S. A modified static respiration assay and its relationship with an enzymatic test to assess compost stability and maturity. Bioresour Technol 2011, 102:5863-5872.
35. Körner I., Braukmeier J., Herrenklage J., Leikam K., Ritzkowski M., Schlegelmilch M., et al. Investigation and optimization of composting processes - test systems and practical examples. Waste Manag 2003, 23:17-26.
36. Llorca M., Farré M., Picó Y., Barceló D. Analysis of perfluorinated compounds in sewage sludge by pressurized solvent extraction followed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2011, 1218:4840-4846.
37. MAGRAMA Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino. Caracterización de los lodos de depuradoras generados en España. Madrid 2009, [in Spanish].
38. Matsuoka K., Moritsuka N., Masunaga T., Matsui K., Wakatsuki T. Effect of heating treatments on nitrogen mineralization from sewage sludge. Soil Sci Plant Nutr 2006, 52:519-527.
39. Milieu Ltd, WRc, RPA Environmental, economic and social impacts of the use of sewage sludge on land. Final report. Part I: overview report. Study contract DG ENV G4/ETU/2008/0076r 2008.
40. Nadal M., Schuhmacher M., Domingo J.L. Levels of metals, PCBs, PCNs and PAHs in soils of a highly industrialized chemical/petrochemical area: temporal trend. Chemosphere 2007, 66:267-276.
41. Navarro I., Sanz P., Martínez M.A. Analysis of perfluorinated alkyl substances in Spanish sewage sludge by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011, 400:1277-1286.
42. Oleszczuk P. Phytotoxicity of municipal sewage sludge composts related to physico-chemical properties, PAHs and heavy metals. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2008, 69:496-505.
43. Oleszczuk P. Forms of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in the formation of sewage sludge toxicity to Heterocypris incongruens. Sci Total Environ 2008, 404:94-102.
44. Oleszczuk P. Application of three methods used for the evaluation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) bioaccessibility for sewage sludge composting. Bioresour Technol 2009, 100:413-420.
45. Paradelo R., Villada A., Gonzalez D., Barral M.T. Evaluation of the toxicity of heavy metals and organic compounds in compost by means of two germination-elongation tests. Fresenius Environ Bull 2010, 19:956-962.
46. Pascual J.A., Ayuso M., Garcia C., Hernández T. Characterization oof urban wastes according to fertility and phytotoxicity parameters. Waste Manag Res 1997, 15:103-112.
47. Ramírez W.A., Domene X., Ortiz O., Alcañiz J.M. Toxic effects of digested, composted and thermally-dried sewage sludge on three plants. Bioresour Technol 2008, 99:7168-7175.
48. Roig N., Nadal M., Sierra J., Ginebreda A., Schuhmacher M., Domingo J.L. Novel approach for assessing heavy metal pollution and ecotoxicological status of rivers by means of passive sampling methods. Environ Int 2011, 37:671-677.
49. Ros M., Pascual J.A., Garcia C., Hernandez M.T., Insam H. Hydrolase activities, microbial biomass and bacterial community in a soil after long-term amendment with different composts. Soil Biol Biochem 2006, 38:3443-3452.
50. Rovira J., Mari M., Nadal M., Schuhmacher M., Domingo J.L. Partial replacement of fossil fuel in a cement plant: risk assessment for the population living in the neighborhood. Sci Total Environ 2010, 408:5372-5380.
51. Sánchez-Monedero M.A., Roig A., Cegarra J., Bernal M.P. Relationships between water-soluble carbohydrate and phenol fractions and the humification indices of different organic wastes during composting. Bioresour Technol 1999, 70:193-201.
52. Scancar J., Milacic R., Strazar M., Burica O. Total metal concentrations and partitioning of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni and Zn in sewage sludge. Sci Total Environ 2000, 250:9-19.
53. Singh R., Agrawal M. Biochemical and physiological responses of rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown on different sewage sludge amendments rates. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2008, 84:606-612.
54. Smith S.R. A critical review of the bioavailability and impacts of heavy metals in municipal solid waste composts compared to sewage sludge. Environ Int 2009, 35:142-156.
55. Sommers L.E. Chemical compostition of sewage sludges and analysis of tehri potential use as fertilizers. J Environ Qual 1977, 6:225-232.
56. Stevens J.L., Northcott G.L., Stern G.A., Tomy G.T., Jones K.C. PAHs, PCBs, PCNs, organochlorine pesticides, synthetic musks, and polychlorinated n-alkanes in U.K. sewage sludge: survey results and implications. Environ Sci Technol 2003, 37:462-467.
57. Tas D.O. Respirometric assessment of aerobic sludge stabilization. Bioresour Technol 2010, 101:2592-2599.
58. USEPA Ecological effects test guidelines. OPPTS 850.4100 terrestrial plant toxicity. Tier I (seedling emergence). EPA 712-C-96-153 1996, United States Environmental Protection Agency.
59. USEPA Ultrasonic extraction, EPA standard method 3550B 1996, United States Environmental Protection Agency.
60. USEPA EPA method 3546: microwave extraction of VOCs and SVOCs (organophosphorus pesticides, organochlorine pesticides, chlorinated herbicides, phenoxy acid herbicides, PCBs) 2000, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
61. Wong J.W.C., Li K., Fang M., Su D.C. Toxicity evaluation of sewage sludges in Hong Kong. Environ Int 2001, 27:373-380.
62. Zucconi F., Monaco A., Forte M., deBertoldi M. Phytotoxins during the stabilization of organic matter. Composting of agricultural and other wastes 1985, 73-86. Elsevier Applied Science Publ, London. J.K.R. Gasser (Ed.).