The effect of municipal sewage sludge on the chemical composition of spring barley

Abstract Due to the fact that soils in Poland are mostly light soils, there is a need to improve their physical, chemical and biological properties. In addition, as a result of the decrease in the number of farm animals, a decrease in production of natural fertilizers can be observed. Low production of natural fertilizers speaks in favor of agricultural use of municipal sewage sludge in Poland. Municipal sewage sludge is composed of large quantities of macronutrients necessary for plants. This waste also contains significant amounts of organic substance. Chemical properties, including a high content of nitrogen, phosphorus, and often calcium, speak in favor of environmental use of municipal sewage sludge. Increasing requirements with respect to environmental protection cause the necessity to assess the effects of using organic waste for fertilization. In a farm located in the commune of Iwanowice (Małopolska province), municipal sewage sludge was applied under spring barley cultivation. The soil on which municipal sewage sludge was applied was classified into the category of heavy soils with neutral reaction. When assessing the content of available nutrients (P, K, Mg) in the soil, their low content was determined. After application of municipal sewage sludge in a dose of 24 Mg fresh matter per hectare, which corresponded to 5.34 Mg DM·ha−1, under spring barley, beneficial changes in chemical properties of the soil were observed. An increase in soil abundance in organic carbon and total nitrogen was observed, as well as an increase in the content of available forms of phosphorus, potassium and magnesium. Based on the results of the conducted chemical analyses, it was established that biomass of spring barley fertilized with sewage sludge contained more macronutrients (N, P, K, Na, Ca and Mg), which improved its feed value. The field experiment showed that application of municipal sewage sludge increased uptake of macronutrients by spring barley.

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Effect of Municipal Sewage Sludge on Soil Chemical Properties and Chemical Composition of Spring Wheat

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S ◽

10.1515/eces-2019-0043 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 583-595 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jacek Antonkiewicz ◽

Andrzej Kuc ◽

Robert Witkowicz ◽

Monika Tabak

Keyword(s):

Sewage Sludge ◽

Spring Wheat ◽

Sewage Treatment ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽

Wheat Grain ◽

Fresh Matter ◽

Acid Reaction ◽

Set Up

Abstract Municipal sewage sludge from rural sewage treatment plants is characterized by a substantial content of organic matter and macronutrients, which can be used in cultivation of cereals. In a farm located in the commune of Iwanowice in the south of Poland (Malopolska province), municipal sewage sludge was applied under spring wheat cultivation. The experiment was set up on heavy soil with slightly acid reaction and medium content of available forms of P, K, Mg. Application of sewage sludge in a dose of 23 Mg fresh matter per hectare (4.21 Mg d.m.) led to no significant changes in chemical properties of the soil. Application of sewage sludge significantly increased yield of spring wheat. That increase led to a significant decrease in the content of N, P, K, Na, Mg and Ca in spring wheat. Utilization of N, Mg, K, P and Ca from sewage sludge by spring wheat was at a level of 82, 63, 44, 36, 9 %, respectively, of the amount introduced with the waste. Application of municipal sewage sludge significantly decreased the value of Ca : P ratio in spring wheat grain and straw. The sewage sludge did not cause a significant change in the values of Ca : Mg, K : Na, K : (Ca+Mg), K : Mg and K : Ca ratios in spring wheat grain and straw. Municipal sewage sludge can be used environmentally, including for fertilization of cereals, provided that environmental standards are kept.

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Municipal Sewage Sludge application on cotton cultivations. Effect on yields soil chemical properties and heavy metal concentrations

Global NEST Journal ◽

10.30955/gnj.002665 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Sewage Sludge ◽

Soil Properties ◽

Agricultural Soils ◽

Organic Matter Content ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Matter Content ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽

Available Phosphorus ◽

Cotton Yield

<p>Application of municipal sewage sludge (MSS) to agricultural soils is a current practice in EU. European legislation permits its use in agriculture when concentrations of metals in soil do not exceed the maximum permissible limits. In order to study the influence of MSS on cotton yield and soil properties, a filed experiment was conducted in a soil classified as Typic Xerochrepts located in Lamia area, central Greece, for two consecutive years. The experimental design was complete randomized blocks with four treatments: Control (C ), inorganic fertilization (IF), application of 6000 dry kg ha-1 MSS, and 10000 dry SS kg ha-1, each replicated 4 times. The results showed that MSS application in both rates, increased significantly cotton yield compared to control equally to inorganic fertilization. Soil properties, at the end of the second year of MSS application, were significantly affected by MSS application in a positive way i.e. pH decreased slightly, but organic matter content, available phosphorus, total nitrogen concentrations exchangeable potassium and available zinc and copper increased significantly. The potentially toxic elements lead, chromium, and nickel were not significantly affected by MSS application in both application rates compared to control.</p>

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Influence of bean rhizosphere on the biological properties and phosphorus fractionation in the calcareous soils amended with municipal sewage sludge

Journal of Arid Land ◽

10.1007/s40333-015-0010-7 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 644-652 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Tahereh Raiesi ◽

Alireza Hosseinpur ◽

Hamideh Raiesi

Keyword(s):

Sewage Sludge ◽

Calcareous Soils ◽

Biological Properties ◽

Phosphorus Fractionation ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Municipal Sewage Sludge

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Temperature Influence on Ordinary Concrete Modified with Fly Ashes from Thermally Conversed Municipal Sewage Sludge Strength Parameters

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma13225259 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (22) ◽

pp. 5259

Author(s):

Gabriela Rutkowska ◽

Paweł Ogrodnik ◽

Joanna Fronczyk ◽

Ayla Bilgin

Keyword(s):

Compressive Strength ◽

Sewage Sludge ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Waste Recycling ◽

Operating Conditions ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽

Fly Ashes ◽

Strength Parameters ◽

Physical And Chemical

Concrete is the most commonly used structural material, without which modern construction could not function. It is a material with a high potential to adapt to specific operating conditions. The use of this potential is made by its material modification. The aim of the performed investigations was the assessment of rational application possibilities of fly ashes from thermally conversed municipal sewage sludge as an alternative concrete admixture. A concrete mix was designed, based on the Portland cement CEM I 42.5R and containing various quantity of ash, amounting to 0–25% of cement mass. The samples were conditioned and heated in a furnace at the temperature of 300 °C, 500 °C, and 700 °C. Physical and chemical properties of the ashes as well as utility properties of the concrete, i.e., density, compressive strength after 28, 56, and 90 days of maturation, frost resistance, and compressive strength in high temperature were determined. The tests were performed at cubic samples with 10 cm edge. The replacement of a determined cement quantity by the fly ashes enables obtaining a concrete composite having good strength parameters. The concrete modified by the fly ashes constituting 20% of the cement mass achieved its average compressive strength after 28 days of maturation equal to 50.12 MPa, after 56 days 50.61 MPa and after 90 days 50.80 MPa. The temperature growth weakens the composite structure. The obtained results confirm the possibility of waste recycling in the form of fly ashes as a cement substitute in concrete manufacturing.

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Effect of combustion wastes and sewage sludge compost on the chemical properties of soil

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology ◽

10.2478/pjct-2013-0043 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 48-54

Author(s):

Ewa Krzywy-Gawrońska

Keyword(s):

Sewage Sludge ◽

Brown Coal ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Coal Ash ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽

Available Phosphorus ◽

Sludge Compost ◽

Sewage Sludge Compost ◽

High Calcium

Abstract A field experiment was conducted univariate in 2008-2010 in the Variety Assessment Station in Szczecin - Dąbie. The soil on which the experience was based is made of light loamy sand (pgl). In terms of granulometric composition it includes it into the category of light soils, agricultural suitability complex IV b, good (5). The experiment included, inter alia, waste compost produced with municipal sewage sludge produced by *GWDA and ash from brown coal (waste grate). No normal ranges for heavy metals being specified in the ministerial regulations were used for environmental purposes, which are maximum 20, 500, 750, 300, 1000 and 16 mg per 1 kg dry matter for cadmium, chromium, lead, nickel, copper and mercury, respectively16 were exceeded in the sewage sludge being used to produce the compost. The field experiment design consisted of 6 fertilisation objects. A test plant was Virginia fanpetals (Sida hermaphodrita Rusby). The content of available phosphorus, potassium and magnesium in the soil, being fertilised with municipal SSC with and without an addition of high-calcium BCA, changed after three years. There was an increase in the content of available phosphorus, potassium and magnesium forms, on average by 8.5%, 16.0% and 9.0%, respectively. When analysing the chemical properties of soil before and after this study, it may be stated that respective systems of municipal sewage sludge compost and high-calcium brown coal ash application differently affected most soil richness indices. The best fertilisation effects were obtained in the system with municipal sewage sludge compost being applied at a dose corresponding to 250 kg N ∙ ha-1 as well as with high-calcium brown coal ash at a dose corresponding to 1.5 Mg CaO ∙ ha-1 being introduced into soil in the first year of study and at a dose corresponding to 0.75 Mg CaO ∙ ha-1 in successive years. Fertilisation with municipal sewage sludge compost without and with addition of high-calcium brown coal ash favourably affected the preservation of soil environment stability and improvement of soil chemical composition

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Nitrogen Fractions in Soil Fertilized with Waste Organic Materials

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy11081474 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 1474

Author(s):

Jadwiga Wierzbowska ◽

Stanisław Sienkiewicz ◽

Dariusz Załuski

Keyword(s):

Sewage Sludge ◽

Spring Barley ◽

Total Content ◽

Crop Rotations ◽

Municipal Waste ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽

Winter Oilseed Rape ◽

Nitrogen Fractions ◽

N Compounds

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of sewage sludge and composts produced from sewage sludge and municipal waste on the content of various forms of nitrogen in soil. The field experiment was carried out in 2004–2015. It included three crop rotations of the following plants: potato, spring barley, winter oilseed rape and winter wheat. The experiment consisted of the following treatments: control (without fertilization), NPK, manure (FYM), compost from municipal sewage sludge and straw (CSSS), composted sewage sludge (CSS), dried and granulated sewage sludge (DGSS), “Dano” compost produced from unsorted municipal waste (CUMW) and compost from municipal green waste (CMGW). Manure, composts and sewage sludge were applied once (10 t ha−1 of d.m.) or twice (5 t ha−1 of d.m.) in a crop rotation. It was significantly shown that the highest N-total content was in the soil fertilized with CUMW (compost produced from unsorted municipal waste). The soil fertilized with manure (FYM) contained the highest quantity of N-min. The prevalent pool of nitrogen (82.65–86.52%) consisted of N compounds not undergoing acid hydrolysis, and their smallest share was determined in the soil fertilized with NPK alone.

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Phytotoxicity of municipal sewage sludge composts related to physico-chemical properties, PAHs and heavy metals

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ◽

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.04.006 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 69 (3) ◽

pp. 496-505 ◽

Cited By ~ 74

Author(s):

Patryk Oleszczuk

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Sewage Sludge ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽

Physico Chemical

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Fly Ash from Thermal Conversion of Sludge as a Cement Substitute in Concrete Manufacturing

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13084182 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 4182

Author(s):

Gabriela Rutkowska ◽

Marek Chalecki ◽

Mariusz Żółtowski

Keyword(s):

Fly Ash ◽

Sewage Sludge ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Sewage Treatment ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Cement Composite ◽

Production Costs ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Partial Replacement ◽

Municipal Sewage Sludge

Striving for reduction of production costs and constraints on natural resources cause the use of waste materials as substitutes of traditional raw materials to become increasingly important. Dynamic development of sewerage systems and sewage treatment plants observed over the recent years leads to increase of mass of the produced sewage sludge. According to the Waste Law, the municipal sewage sludge can be used if it is properly stabilized, e.g., through thermal processing. This process results in significant quantities of fly ash which must be properly utilized. The paper presents results of investigations of influence of partial replacement of cement by the fly ash from sewage sludge on concrete parameters. It was designed as a C20/25 class concrete mix, based on the Portland cement CEM I 42.5R with various ash content. Physical and chemical properties of the ash as well as frost resistance and the compressive strength of the concrete after 28, 56 and 365 days of curing were investigated. The obtained results of investigations confirm the possibility of application of fly ash wastes as a cement substitute in the concrete manufacturing. If a predefined quantity of cement is replaced by the fly ash, then one can obtain cement composite with good strength parameters.

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