Sewage sludge for sustainable agriculture: contaminants’ contents and potential use as fertilizer

Abstract Background Sewage sludge, the inevitable byproduct of municipal wastewater-treatment plant operation, is a key issue in many countries due to its increasing volume and the impacts associated with its disposal. According to the report of European Commission published in 2010, 39% of sewage s...

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Main Authors: Lucrezia Lamastra, Nicoleta Alina Suciu, Marco Trevisan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-05-01
Series:Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40538-018-0122-3