Influence of urban sewage sludge amendment on agricultural soil parameters

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dc.contributor.authorDhanker, Rinku
dc.contributor.authorChaudhary, Suman
dc.contributor.authorGoyal, Sneh
dc.contributor.authorGarg, Vinod Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-21T10:50:36Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T06:39:29Z
dc.date.available2024-01-21T10:50:36Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T06:39:29Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-19T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractUsing sewage sludge for agricultural soil conditioning may be a potential alternative for its proper disposal and enhancing soil fertility by virtue of its high content of organic matter and several important plant nutrients. But the presence of toxic heavy metals and pathogens limits its use. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to assess the impact of different doses of sewage sludge (5, 10, 20, 30 and 50 t ha?1) on physico-chemical and biological properties of sandy loam soil. It was observed that different soil parameters significantly changed according to the addition of different sewage sludge doses as compared to untreated control soil. Total organic carbon (TOC) and nitrogen (N) consistently improved up to the application of 50 t ha?1 sewage sludge. Consequently, it led to a significant and rapid increase in soil microbial properties like microbial biomass, basal respiration and enzyme activities (alkaline phosphatase, dehydrogenase and urease) during the initial days of incubation, which gradually decreased up to 90 days. Sewage sludge also increased the Diethylenetriamine Pentaacetic Acid (DTPA) extractable available form of heavy metals (Ni, Cr, Pb, Cu and Cd). However, all values of available forms of heavy metals were below the threshold values for contaminated soil. � 2021 Elsevier B.V.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.eti.2021.101642
dc.identifier.issn23521864
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.2.3.109/handle/32116/3957
dc.identifier.urlhttps://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S235218642100290X
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.en_US
dc.subjectC and N mineralizationen_US
dc.subjectDTPA extractable heavy metalsen_US
dc.subjectEnzyme activityen_US
dc.subjectMicrobial biomassen_US
dc.subjectSewage sludgeen_US
dc.titleInfluence of urban sewage sludge amendment on agricultural soil parametersen_US
dc.title.journalEnvironmental Technology and Innovationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.accesstypeClosed Accessen_US

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