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Can the Application of Municipal Sewage Sludge Compost in the Aided Phytostabilization Technique Provide an Effective Waste Management Method?

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  • Maja Radziemska

    (Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Zygmunt M. Gusiatin

    (Faculty of Geoengineering, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna St. 45G, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Agnieszka Bęś

    (Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Pl. Łódzki 4, 10-727 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Justyna Czajkowska

    (Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Zbigniew Mazur

    (Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Pl. Łódzki 4, 10-727 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Tereza Hammerschmiedt

    (Department of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Łukasz Sikorski

    (Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Pl. Łódzki 4, 10-727 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Eliska Kobzova

    (Department of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Barbara K. Klik

    (Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Wojciech Sas

    (SGGW Water Centre, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Ernesta Liniauskienė

    (Hydrotechnical Construction Department, Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, Liepu Str. 1, LT-53101 Girionys, Kaunas District, Lithuania)

  • Jiri Holatko

    (Department of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Martin Brtnicky

    (Department of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic
    Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic)

Abstract

(1) Background: sewage sludge is a by-product of wastewater treatment, which needs to be managed appropriately, e.g., in composting processes. The application of municipal sewage sludge composts (MSSCs) as a soil amendment is a potential way to effectively manage sewage sludge. (2) Methods: this paper presents the results of a vegetation pot experiment undertaken to assess the suitability of Dactylis glomerata L. and MSSC in the aided phytostabilization technique when applied on soils from an area effected by industrial pressure; this is characterized by high levels of heavy metal (HM). The contents of HMs in the test plant (the roots and above-ground parts), as well as in the soil and MSSC, were determined via an atomic spectrometry method. (3) Results: the application of MSSC positively contributed to an increased production of plant biomass and an increase in the pH in the soil. Concentrations of Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn, and Cr were higher in the roots than in the above-ground parts of Dactylis glomerata L. The addition of MSSC contributed most significantly to the considerable reduction in Ni, Pb, and Zn contents in the soil after the experiment. (4) Conclusions: MSSC can support the phytostabilization of soils contaminated with high levels of HMs.

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  • Maja Radziemska & Zygmunt M. Gusiatin & Agnieszka Bęś & Justyna Czajkowska & Zbigniew Mazur & Tereza Hammerschmiedt & Łukasz Sikorski & Eliska Kobzova & Barbara K. Klik & Wojciech Sas & Ernesta Liniau, 2021. "Can the Application of Municipal Sewage Sludge Compost in the Aided Phytostabilization Technique Provide an Effective Waste Management Method?," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-10, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:7:p:1984-:d:529626
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    1. Martínez-Cortijo, J. & Ruiz-Canales, A., 2018. "Effect of heavy metals on rice irrigated fields with waste water in high pH Mediterranean soils: The particular case of the Valencia area in Spain," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 210(C), pages 108-123.
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    1. Magdalena Myszura-Dymek & Grażyna Żukowska, 2023. "The Influence of Sewage Sludge Composts on the Enzymatic Activity of Reclaimed Post-Mining Soil," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-18, March.
    2. Maja Radziemska & Mariusz Zygmunt Gusiatin & Zbigniew Mazur & Algirdas Radzevičius & Agnieszka Bęś & Raimondas Šadzevičius & Jiri Holatko & Midona Dapkienė & Inga Adamonytė & Martin Brtnicky, 2023. "Composite Biochar with Municipal Sewage Sludge Compost—A New Approach to Phytostabilization of PTE Industrially Contaminated Soils," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-11, February.

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