Sustainable use of sewage sludge as a source of nitrogen and phosphorus in cropping systems

Sustainable use of sewage sludge as a source of nitrogen and phosphorus in cropping systems

Municipal sewage sludge is used as source of plant nutrients world wide for agriculture. However, many countries do not make full use of this opportunity. A lack of local knowledge about the benefits and disadvantages of sludge contributes to this low utilisation. For instance, only 28% of the sludg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte
Other Authors: Prof J G Annandale
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Phosphorus
Sewage sludge
Cropping systems
Nitrogen
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25298
Tesfamariam, EH 2009, Sustainable use of sewage sludge as a source of nitrogen and phosphorus in cropping systems, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25298 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06062010-154102/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25298
Tesfamariam, EH 2009, Sustainable use of sewage sludge as a source of nitrogen and phosphorus in cropping systems, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25298 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06062010-154102/

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