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Occurrence and Risk Assessment of Antibiotic Residues in Sewage Sludge of Two Nigerian Hospital Wastewater Treatment Plants

open access: yesWater, Air and Soil Pollution, 2022
Antibiotic residues in sewage sludge can present detrimental environmental effects due to sewage sludge application onto soils for agricultural purposes. Reports on the occurrence of antibiotics in sewage sludge and risk assessment due to the application
A. Ajibola, C. Zwiener
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biological Composition of Sewage Sludge in the Aspect of Threats to the Natural Environment

open access: yesArchives of Environmental Protection, 2014
One of the prerequisites for sustainable development is integrated waste management, including sewage sludge. Besides its good fertilization properties, sewage sludge, which is an inevitable by-product of sewage treatment, accumulates toxic chemical ...
Bień January, Nowak Dorota
doaj   +1 more source

Sorption of Heavy Metals by Sewage Sludge and Its Mixtures with Soil from Wastewater Treatment Plants Operating in MBR and INR Technology

open access: yesMembranes, 2021
Sewage sludge is a very complex system, with solids and water. It is generated as waste from wastewater treatment. Sewage sludge is used to fertilize agricultural and forest areas and to rehabilitate devastated areas.
Robert Kowalik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigation on the adsorption of antibiotics from water by metal loaded sewage sludge biochar

open access: yesWater Science and Technology, 2021
Application of sewage sludge biochar as an adsorbent for antibiotics treatment has obtained special attention owning to its low cost and surface functionality.
Xiulei Fan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental Investigation into the Effect of Pyrolysis on Chemical Forms of Heavy Metals in Sewage Sludge Biochar (SSB), with Brief Ecological Risk Assessment

open access: yesMaterials, 2021
Experimental investigations were carried out to study the effect of pyrolysis temperature on the characteristics, structure and total heavy metal contents of sewage sludge biochar (SSB).
Binbin Li   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mini-Review: Pharmaceuticals in sewage sludge and their degradation during composting – recent studies in Estonia

open access: yesAgraarteadus, 2020
Pharmaceuticals are present in sewage sludge and its compost. This may cause severe health problems due to the plant uptake of pharmaceuticals by food plants when sewage sludge compost is used for fertilizing agricultural soils.
Lembit Nei   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Possibilities of reducing risks of environment contamination from sewage sludge [PDF]

open access: yesZbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić", 2013
The paper deals with the examination of samples of sewage sludge mixed with charcoal. The aqueous extracts were prepared from the experimental samples of the sewage sludge mixing with charcoal.
Ďuricová Anna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal Solutions for the Use of Sewage Sludge on Agricultural Lands

open access: yesWater, 2021
The use of sewage sludge in agriculture decreases the pressure on landfills. In Romania, massive investments have been made in wastewater treatment stations, which have resulted in the accumulation of important quantities of sewage sludge.
C. Iticescu   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Yield and nutrition of sunflower fertilized with sewage sludge stabilized by different processes

open access: yesRevista Ceres, 2013
The different methods of sewage sludge stabilization modify their physical chemical and biological properties, altering its efficiency when applied in agriculture.
Altina Lacerda Nascimento   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Production and Destination of Sewage Sludge in the Piemonte Region (Italy): The Results of a Survey for a Future Sustainable Management

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
The management of sewage sludge originated from municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is an urgent issue. In 2019, the local authority of the Piemonte region started a survey with the aim of collecting recent data concerning wastewater and sludge
G. Campo   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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