Potential benefits and risks of land application of sewage sludge.

By Rajeev Singh, Manindra Agrawal. Waste Management, 2008

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Potential Benefits and Risks for Soil Health Derived From the Use of Organic Amendments in Agriculture (2019, background): “This beneficial effect was evidenced in many studies [42,96,129].”
Immobilization of Heavy Metals in Sewage Sludge during Land Application Process in China: A Review (2017, background): “Generally, sewage sludge is composed of a wide range of organic compounds, macronutrients, micronutrients, non-essential trace metals, organic micro pollutants, and microorganisms [3,4].”
Microplastics accumulate on pores in seed capsule and delay germination and root growth of the terrestrial vascular plant Lepidium sativum. (2019, background): “Sewage sludge, also referred to as biosolids, is applied to improve and maintain productive soils and stimulate plant growth in many areas of the world (Singh and Agrawal, 2008).”
Integrating micro-algae into wastewater treatment: A review. (2021, background): “polychlorinated biophenyls) that accumulate in the sludge can restrict the application on agriculture land, whilst to reduce the risks of contamination from residual pathogens, the sludge must be itself treated before being applied to soil in which crops are grown (Reilly, 2001; Singh and Agrawal, 2”