Long-term amendment of Spanish soils with sewage sludge: Effects on soil functioning

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 158, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-48

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

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIÓ SANITÀRIA PERE VIRGILI IISPV   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural soils; Ecotoxicology; Potentially toxic elements (PTE); Sewage sludge; Urban waste management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOTOXICITY; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

SPAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84862166564     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.05.016     Document Type: Article

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