An overview of removing heavy metals from sewage sludge: Achievements and perspectives

H Geng, Y Xu, L Zheng, H Gong, L Dai, X Dai - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
The removal of heavy metals from sewage sludge (SS) is attracting increasing attention
because the presence of toxic heavy metals in SS restricts its reuse or disposal, especially …

Agricultural utilization of biosolids: A review on potential effects on soil and plant grown

B Sharma, A Sarkar, P Singh, RP Singh - Waste Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Environmental and economic implications linked with the proper ecofriendly disposal of
modern day wastes, has made it essential to come up with alternative waste management …

[HTML][HTML] Sewage sludge application as a vehicle for microplastics in eastern Spanish agricultural soils

P van den Berg, E Huerta-Lwanga, F Corradini… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution is becoming a major challenge with the growing use of plastic. In
recent years, research about microplastic pollution in the environment has become a field of …

Recycling of organic wastes in agriculture: an environmental perspective

B Sharma, B Vaish, Monika, UK Singh, P Singh… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Inadequate organic waste management leads to a plethora of problems such as
environmental pollution, eutrophication, esthetic damage to urban landscape, greenhouse …

Review of sewage sludge management: standards, regulations and analytical methods

BM Cieślik, J Namieśnik, P Konieczka - Journal of cleaner production, 2015 - Elsevier
This article presents the most popular methods of sewage sludge management and
associated unit operations and processes referring to them. The most popular methods are …

[HTML][HTML] Potential benefits and risks for soil health derived from the use of organic amendments in agriculture

J Urra, I Alkorta, C Garbisu - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
The use of organic amendments in agriculture is a common practice due to their potential to
increase crop productivity and enhance soil health. Indeed, organic amendments of different …

Effects of environmental and anthropogenic factors on the distribution and abundance of microplastics in freshwater ecosystems

W Li, X Li, J Tong, W Xiong, Z Zhu, X Gao, S Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although microplastics are emerging marine pollutants that have recently attracted
increasing attention, it is still difficult to identify their sources. This study reviewed 6487 …

Production of char from sewage sludge employing hydrothermal carbonization: char properties, combustion behavior and thermal characteristics

C Peng, Y Zhai, Y Zhu, B Xu, T Wang, C Li, G Zeng - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
A comprehensive study was conducted on the properties of chars which derived from
hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of sewage sludge (SS) while varying the operation …

Effect of the direct use of biomass in agricultural soil on heavy metals _ activation or immobilization?

Q Zhang, D Zou, X Zeng, L Li, A Wang, F Liu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, the biomass was directly used extensively in agriculture due to its low cost
and convenience. Increasingly serious soil pollution of heavy metals may pose threats and …

The long-term role of organic amendments in building soil nutrient fertility: a meta-analysis and review

Y Chen, M Camps-Arbestain, Q Shen, B Singh… - Nutrient Cycling in …, 2018 - Springer
An exhaustive meta-analysis of 132 long-term (≥ 10 years) studies worldwide was carried
out to determine the effects of the use of organic amendments (OA) and OA+ inorganic …