Recycling gamma irradiated sewage sludge as fertilizer: A case study using onion (Alium cepa)

Recycling sewage sludge into fertilizer for agricultural purposes may improve soil fertility by influencing the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the land. However, there is concern regarding elevated levels of heavy metals and pathogenic microorganisms, which may result from the use of untreated sewage sludge. Gamma radiation is found to be an efficient tool in the hygienization of municipal sewage sludge. In order to evaluate the agricultural potential of gamma irradiated sewage sludge and to assess the safety of this fertilizer, field experiments were performed in a root crop, onion (Alium cepa), during the 2003–2004 and 2004–2005 winter months. The influence over major nutrients, metallic micronutrients, and heavy metals in soil and crop plant were key factors to be analyzed. Treatments consisted of three source of fertilizers {S₁: farmyard manure (FYM); S₂: gamma irradiated sewage sludge (GISS); and S₃: non-irradiated sewage sludge (NISS)}, each at three separate levels (L₁: 5 t ha^?1; L₂: 10 t ha^?1; and L₃: 15 t ha^?1), which were evaluated and compared. The growth parameters and onion yield were not significantly influenced by the different sources of fertilizer, or the different application levels. Values of pH, organic carbon, organic N, available P and K, metallic micronutrients (Zn, Mn, Fe, Cu) and heavy metals (Ni, Cd, Pb, Co) indicate no negative effects on either soil or plant properties. Concentrations of heavy metals in soil and plant were slightly higher in NISS treatment in compare to GISS; however, the concentrations did remain within the prescribed limit, and no significant increase was consistently noted. The results prove that the gamma irradiated sludge material was of equal quality compared to the conventional FYM.     

污泥农用对土壤和作物重金属累积及作物产量的影响

以3 a定位试验为基础,比较3种不同处理的污泥肥料（消化污泥、污泥堆肥及污泥复混肥）农田施用下土壤养分、土壤和作物籽粒中Mn、Cu、Zn、Pb、Cd 5种重金属的积累以及作物产量的变化情况,以阐明污泥农用对土壤及作物的影响。研究表明,3种污泥肥料提高了土壤中氮素和有机质的含量;与空白和普通化肥处理相比,3种污泥肥料增加了土壤中Mn和Cu的含量,而对土壤交换态重金属含量没有显著影响;3种污泥处理均增加了小麦籽粒中Zn的含量;相对普通化肥处理,3种污泥肥料处理对小麦和玉米产量均无显著影响。合理施用污泥肥料可以有效地提高作物产量;污泥肥料施用对土壤重金属有一定累积效应,但短期施用对土壤比较安全。     

肥料重金属含量状况及施肥对土壤和作物重金属富集的影响

本文对肥料中重金属的含量状况以及施肥对土壤和农作物重金属累积影响的研究进展进行了系统分析和总结。过磷酸钙中锌（Zn）、 铜（Cu）、 镉（Cd）、 铅（Pb）含量高于氮肥、 钾肥和三元复合肥,有机-无机复混肥料中的Pb含量高于其他化肥。有机肥如畜禽粪便、 污泥及其堆肥中的重金属含量高于化肥,猪粪中的Cu、 Zn、 砷（As）、 Cd含量明显高于其他有机废弃物,鸡粪中铬（Cr）含量高;污泥和垃圾堆肥中Pb或汞（Hg）含量高。商品有机肥Zn、 Pb和镍（Ni）含量高于堆肥,Hg含量高于畜禽粪便。多数研究表明,氮磷钾配施与不施肥相比土壤Cd和Pb含量增加,施用有机肥比不施肥提高土壤Cu、 Zn、 Pb、 Cd含量。施用化肥对农作物重金属富集的影响不明确,而施用有机肥可提高作物可食部位Cu、 Zn、 Cd、 Pb 的含量,影响大小与有机肥种类、 用量、 土壤类型和pH以及作物种类等有很大关系。在今后的研究中应着重以下几个方面, 1）典型种植体系下土壤重金属的投入/产出平衡; 2）不同种植体系下长期不同施肥措施对土壤重金属含量、 有效性影响的动态趋势; 3）典型种植体系和施肥措施下土壤对重金属的最高承载年限; 4）现有施肥措施下肥料中重金属的最高限量标准。     

Transport of zinc,copper, and lead in a sewage sludge amended calcareous soil

The application of sewage sludge on farmland is practised in many countries since sludge is rich in macro- and micro- nutrients. However, increasing use of sewage sludge on farmland has raised concerns about the potential transport of heavy metals into food chains and groundwater. This study determined for a calcareous soil the effects of sludge application on soil physical properties and transport of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and lead (Pb). Secondary anaerobic digested sewage sludge was applied at rates of 0, 25, 50, and 100 t/ha (on a dried weight basis) for four consecutive years and mixed in the top 20-cm of soil. Corn (Zea mays L.) was planted as a spring crop, followed by wheat (Triticum aestivum) as a winter crop. Sludge application increased the dissolved organic matter content and modified the soil structure, increased the soil infiltration rate, saturated hydraulic conductivity, and aggregate stability, and decreased the bulk density. Sludge application greatly increased DTPA (diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid)-extractable soil metal concentrations to 50 cm depth and significantly to 1 m. In the plots that received four application of 100 t/ha sewage sludge, the mean concentrations of Zn, Cu, and Pb in subsoil increased by 1600, 7, and 4.5 times, respectively, compared with the control. The results indicate that a combination of enhanced soil physical properties, heavy and inefficient irrigation and high organic matter content with heavy metals cause significant metal mobility. High sludge applications pose risks of groundwater and food chain contamination and rates are best restricted to those reflecting the nutrient demand of crops (20 t/ha every 4 to 5 yr or an average of 4 to 5 t/ha/yr).     

共消化污泥施用对贫瘠土壤性质和蔬菜品质的影响

将市政污泥、餐厨垃圾和果蔬垃圾的共消化污泥进行农业利用,通过分析土壤和蔬菜中营养元素和重金属含量,研究共消化污泥对土壤营养元素变化、蔬菜养分吸收、土壤重金属累积、蔬菜重金属积累的影响。结果表明,共消化污泥施用显著提高了土壤有机质、总氮、总磷含量,且提高幅度与共消化污泥的施用量呈线性关系,同时促进了蔬菜对氮、磷的吸收和利用,但土壤总钾含量和蔬菜对钾的吸收受共消化污泥施用影响较小。共消化污泥施用后,土壤中Zn、Cu和Cd含量增加,尤其是Cd含量增加较明显,并且在蔬菜中累积,但土壤重金属含量均低于土壤环境质量标准二级标准规定的限值,蔬菜可食部分中Cu、Zn、Cr和Cd含量均低于食品中污染物限量规定的限值。因此,在共消化污泥农业利用过程中,仍需重点关注重金属含量的变化和累积。     

Determination of Heavy-Metal Concentration with Chlorophyll Contents of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Exposed to Municipal Sewage Sludge Doses

The present study was conducted to assess the suitability of sewage-sludge amendment in soil for Triticum aestivum (wheat) by evaluating the heavy-metal accumulation and physiological responses of plants grown at 10, 25, and 50% sewage sludge amendment rate. Sewage sludge amendment modified the physicochemical properties of soil, thus increasing the availability of heavy metals in soil and consequently greater accumulation in plant parts. The chlorophyll contents generally increased after the sewage sludge treatments. Heavy-metal accumulation in the soil after the treatments did not exceed the limits for land application of sewage sludge recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Recycling sewage sludge as fertilizer will generate economical profits. However, the use of sewage sludge amendment in the soil for growing wheat may not be a good option due to risk of contamination of some heavy metals.     

Growth and Heavy-Metal Uptake by Lettuce Grown in Soils Applied with Sewage Sludge Compost

A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of sewage sludge compost (SSC) alone and applied with chemical fertilizer on growth and heavy-metal accumulations in lettuce grown on two soils, a Xanthi-Udic Ferralosol and a Typic Purpli-Udic Cambosol. The treatments included control; nitrogen–phosphorus–potassium (NPK) fertilizer; sewage sludge compost applied at the rates of 27.54 (SSC), 82.62 (3SSC), 165.24 (6SSC) t hm^–2; and coapplication treatment (1/2 SSC + 1/2 NPK), where the N, P, and K inputs from NPK fertilizer, SSC, and coapplication treatments were normalized to the local recommend rates. The SSC application increased the biomass; copper, zinc, and lead contents in lettuce; and soil total and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)–extractable metals. However, SSC alone at the recommended rate caused less plant biomass than NPK fertilizer alone. Coapplication treatment obtained greater or similar biomass to NPK fertilizer alone and did not increase heavy-metal accumulation in soils and plants. The results demonstrated that SSC should be applied to soils with chemical fertilizers.     

污泥与施污土壤重金属生物活性及生态风险评价

将城市污泥以不同质量比施于土壤中构成污泥混合土壤,研究各污泥配比土壤中重金属的生物活性,并采用三种重金属评价方法(地累积指数法、潜在生态风险指数法、综合毒性指数模型)和黑麦草对重金属的吸收富集效果来对施污土壤中重金属具有的生态风险性进行评价。结果表明:污泥的添加使土壤中生物活性态Cd、Cu和Zn含量显著增加,对三种重金属具有活化作用,但对Pb却起到钝化作用。生态风险评价结果表明:污泥的添加使土壤中Pb呈现无污染和低生态风险;Cu和Zn呈现中度污染和低生态风险;Cd达到强度污染和重度生态风险,重金属潜在生态风险(RI)总体处于强度生态风险水平。当污泥添加比例大于6:10(污泥S3处理)时,施污土壤中重金属的综合毒性指数高于土壤对照。黑麦草对Cd、Pb、Cu和Zn的富集浓度与施污土壤中对应重金属的生物活性态含量存在显著正幂指数关系,同时黑麦草对施污土壤中Cd、Cu和Pb的富集能力大小与地累积指数法和潜在生态风险指数法对三种重金属具有的生态风险性的评价结果具有一致性。     

兰州市城市污泥施用对小麦生长和重金属富集的影响

以兰州市安宁区污水处理厂污泥为研究对象,采用盆栽的方法研究污泥土地利用后对土壤中重金属含量以及对3种小麦生长和重金属富集的影响。结果表明,污泥施用后使污泥混合土壤中重金属Pb、Cu、Zn含量显著增加,但3种重金属含量均未超过我国土壤环境质量二级标准(GB15618-1995)中的限制性标准值。污泥土地施用后,小麦获得了良好的生长响应。污泥低施入量(污泥在混配土壤中的干重比为5%、10%、15%)时不同程度的促进了小麦的生长发育,使3种小麦出苗率提高,植株更高,生物量增加。污泥高施入量(污泥在混配土壤中的干重比为25%、35%)时,小麦的出苗率和根长受抑制明显。污泥的施用使小麦籽实中的Pb、Cu、Zn的含量显著升高,呈现递增趋势,污泥在混配土壤中的干重比超过25%时,籽实中Cu和Pb含量相对国家无公害食品标准有超标现象。综合考虑污泥对小麦生长和重金属富集的影响及土壤中重金属含量的变化,对小麦的耕种土壤中一次性施用污泥时,污泥在混配土壤中的干重比应限量在25%以下。     

Barley growth in response to potassium fertilization of soil with long term application of sewage sludge

Application of sludges to agricultural land depressed plant growth despite its beneficial effects on crop production. Hence it remained to be determined whether sludge application induced any adverse effect on crop nutrition or growth. Thus the growth response of barley on an Andosol to which two kinds of sewage sludge compost had been applied for 17 y was tested in pot experiments with and without application of chemical K fertilizer. The addition of K in the sewage sludge composts resulted in the improvement of plant growth, high dry matter production and increase of total K content both in plant and soil compared to the materials without K application. It was assumed that long term application of sewage sludge requires chemical fertilizer amendment for crop production.     

Effects of fertilization with urban and agricultural organic wastes in a field trial – Waste imprint on soil microbial activity

In the past decades a significant change in composition of urban organic waste products has occurred in many first world countries, due to cleaner technologies as well as outsourcing of heavy industries. However, the societal perception of organic urban waste has become increasingly negative, leading to widespread advocacy of incineration. Therefore we established the ‘CRUCIAL’ long-term field trial in 2003, with the rationale that by approaching the known limits for a number of heavy metals below which no profound disturbance should be observed on key soil ecological functions, it should be possible to discern if some of the many unknown components in the composite urban waste as well as agriculturally based fertilizers have measurable impacts. The following treatments were established: human urine, sewage sludge (normal N-level and accelerated level aiming at three times normal N-level), degassed and subsequently composted organic municipal waste (normal and accelerated level), deep litter, cattle slurry, cattle manure (accelerated level), NPK fertilizer, unfertilized but with clover undersown and an unfertilized control. After 4 years the soil organic matter (SOM) C content, basal CO₂ respiration and soil microbial biomass (SMB) C was significantly affected by treatments. All soils having received organic fertilizer had higher SMB C than those with no added fertilizer (unfertilized and unfertilized with clover undersown) and inorganic fertilizer. The treatment effect on qCO2 (CO₂/SMB C) was not significant, but the unfertilized treatments showed the highest values. Treatments with accelerated levels of composted household waste and sewage sludge had the highest number of colony forming heterotrophic bacteria. Sole carbon source utilization in EcoPlates indicated a very robust microbial community in the treatments. Cumulative input of heavy metals was less than that required for reaching the heavy metal ecotoxicological limits, even after accelerated loading with sewage sludge corresponding to approximately 55 years of normal application. This could indicate that it is possible use organic urban waste for an extended period on a given site, without compromising soil functioning as long as ecotoxicological guidelines for heavy metal content are observed.     

Assessment of Heavy Metals in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Grown in Sewage Sludge–Amended Soil

The assessment of heavy metals in spinach (Spinacia oleracea) grown in sewage sludge–amended soil was investigated. The results revealed that sewage sludge significantly (P < 0.01) increased the nutrients and heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn) in the soil. The contents of metals were found to be below the maximum levels permitted for soils in India. The most agronomic performance and biochemical components of S. oleracea were found at 50% concentrations of sewage sludge in both seasons. The contents of Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, and Zn in S. oleracea were increased from 5% to 100% concentrations of sewage sludge in both seasons. The order of contamination factor (Cf) of different heavy metals was Mn > Cd > Cr > Zn > Cu for soil and Cr > Cd > Mn > Zn > Cu for S. oleracea plants after application of sewage sludge. Therefore, use of sewage sludge increased concentrations of heavy metals in soil and S. oleracea.     

Major nutrients,heavy metals and PBDEs in soils after long-term sewage sludge application

Purpose

Two contrasting soils receiving long-term application of commercial sewage sludge fertilizers in China were investigated to determine the concentrations of selected nutrients, heavy metals (HMs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) present to evaluate the impact of sewage sludge fertilizer on soil fertility and environmental risk.

Materials and methods

Soil samples were collected from Tangshan City, Hebei province and Ningbo City, Zhejiang province and divided into two portions, one of which was air-dried and sieved through 2-, 0.25- and 0.149-mm nylon mesh for determination of nutrients and heavy metals. The other portion was frozen at ?20°C, freeze-dried and sieved through 2-mm nylon mesh for PBDE analysis. The concentrations of nutrients, heavy metals and PBDEs were determined in all samples.

Results and discussion

Concentrations of nutrients and heavy metals in soils amended with low rates of sewage sludge fertilizer (SSF) and conventional fertilizer were compared. After long-term excessive amendment with SSF from Ningbo City (SSF-N), the concentrations of soil total N, P, aqua regia-extractable HMs and DTPA extractable HMs were higher than the control, especially in the arable layer. Moreover, the concentration of aqua regia-extractable Zn (457 mg kg^?1) exceeded the recommended China Environmental Quality Standard for soils (GB15618-1995). All 8 target PBDE congeners were found in fertilizer SSF-N and soil with excessive amendment with SSF-N for 12 years, but the concentrations of 8 different PBDEs in SSF-N-amended soil were not significantly different from control soil.

Conclusions

Both economic and environmental benefits can be obtained by careful application of sewage sludge fertilizer to recycle plant nutrients. Repeated and excessive application rates of sewage sludge fertilizer may pose environmental risk, especially in respect of soil heavy metal and PBDE contamination, and high concentrations of phosphorus may also be environmentally detrimental.

     

生活污泥对滩涂土壤性质和苏丹草生长及重金属累积的影响

滩涂盐土农业利用的主要障碍是盐分含量过高和缺乏有机质。施用生活污泥可快速提高滩涂土壤有机质含量,加快土壤熟化,但由于担心污泥含有一定量的重金属,其施用受到一定的限制。采用盆栽苏丹草的试验方法,研究滩涂盐土施用不同量的生活污泥后对土壤性质、植物生长和对重金属累积的影响。结果表明,生活污泥施用于滩涂盐土后降低了土壤pH值,提高了EC值和总盐含量;苏丹草的出苗率、株高和鲜重增加;施用污泥提高了苏丹草植株中全氮、全磷及叶绿素的含量,且随施用量的增加而增大,但对植株中全钾的含量无显著影响;苏丹草中Zn、Cd含量随着污泥施用量增加呈增长的趋势,但Pb、Ni、Cu含量变化不大。在试验条件下,所施用污泥中重金属向苏丹草体内转移的比例介于0.13%-13.44%之间。就该种土壤而言,要更为注意含Pb量较高的污泥施用,而Cu则是最为安全的。总体考虑,一次性施用干污泥应控制在8t·667m^-2以下。     

Discrepancy in Fertilizer Nitrogen Equivalency Estimates of Dry Sewage Sludge Application in Soil

Fertilizer nitrogen (N) equivalency estimates of sewage sludge are essential to assess benefits from its use in agricultural fields and minimize agronomic failure and environmental risks. Using an outdoor pot experiment, where sludge was applied to the upper layer of the soil in pots, this study aimed to estimate the rate of dried sewage sludge application needed to replace a given amount of inorganic fertilizer and to investigate eventual variations of this estimate depending on whether N replacement value referred to grain yield of barley, biomass production, or overall plant N uptake. Equivalencies were obtained from the response curves of these crop characteristics in relation to the rate of sludge application. It was shown that the patterns of carbon (C) and N allocation to grain and straw were different between the inorganic fertilizer and the sewage sludge treatment, presumably due to the timing of mineral N provision. When the same grain yield was obtained at these two treatments, straw yield and grain N content were greater at the sludge fertilized crop. It was concluded that fertilizer N equivalency value of sewage sludge should inevitably refer to a single crop yield component determined by a producer.     

我国水溶肥料中重金属含量、 来源及安全现状

【目的】研究我国水溶肥料中有毒有害重金属As、 Pb、 Cd、 Cr、 Hg的含量及超标情况,调查超标重金属的来源,探讨有关肥料标准中重金属安全限量问题,旨在充分了解水溶肥料的安全现状,减小重金属环境风险,保障农产品质量安全。【方法】样品全部来自国家化肥质量监督检验中心(北京)肥料登记产品,重金属含量采用农业行业标准NY/T 1978-2010《肥料 汞、 砷、 镉、 铅、 铬含量的测定》方法检测,超标重金属来源分析采用企业调研方法,原料中重金属的含量研究采用公开发表文献数据进行分析。【结果】5种水溶肥料中As、 Pb、 Cd、 Cr、 Hg平均含量均符合NY/T 1110-2010《水溶肥料 汞、 砷、 镉、 铅、 铬的限量要求》,且远远低于标准限量值。部分水溶肥料重金属出现超标情况,但超标率较低,主要集中在As和Cd上,As和Cd超标率分别为3.50%和1.27%,Pb、 Cr和Hg超标率均小于1%。Cd超标样品的重金属含量是标准限量值的几至几百倍,As、 Pb和Cr超标程度接近,一般是限量值的1至几倍。超标样品调查结果显示,水溶肥料中重金属主要来自生产原料,原料中的重金属一半以上来自磷肥和微量元素肥料。大量元素水溶肥料中重金属主要来自磷酸二氢钾、 磷酸一铵等磷肥,其次来源于硫酸锌等微量元素肥料; 微量元素水溶肥料中重金属多来自硫酸锌和硫酸亚铁; 含氨基酸水溶肥料中As和Cd主要来自硫酸锌、 硫酸亚铁和氨基酸; 含腐植酸水溶肥料中重金属超标集中在As上,As多来自腐植酸钠、 腐植酸钾和磷肥。生产原料中重金属含量分析表明,氮肥和钾肥中重金属含量极低,作为水溶肥料的原料比较安全,而磷肥和微量元素肥料中重金属含量普遍较高,作为生产原料,必需严格检验,否则容易导致产品中重金属超标。通过相关标准分析发现,我国现行肥料标准中As、 Pb、 Cd、 Cr、 Hg安全限量或没有限制或制订的普遍较宽泛,且缺乏针对性。【结论】我国水溶肥料总体质量较好,重金属超标率较低,施用于农田是安全的,但对于水溶肥料中As和Cd的监测依然需要高度重视,肥料重金属限量标准和安全评价体系的制定也需要加强和完善。     

污泥肥和生活垃圾肥对小麦-玉米重金属累积及产量的影响

以肥料定位试验为基础,比较了污泥肥、生活垃圾肥和常见农用肥料(化肥、鸡粪肥)农田施用下土壤和作物籽粒、秸秆中Cd、Cr、Pb、Hg、As、Cu、Zn、和Ni八种重金属的积累以及作物产量的变化情况,用来阐明污泥肥和生活垃圾肥施用对土壤和作物籽粒以及产量的动态影响规律。研究表明,与化肥和鸡粪肥分别比较,施用生活垃圾肥可以显著带来作物的增产,而污泥肥处理作物增产效果不明显;根据国家粮食卫生标准(GB 2715-2005)、MPCC以及《食品卫生标准》(GB2762-2005)的规定,施用污泥肥和生活垃圾肥处理的作物籽粒重金属含量均在其标准限量值范围之内,完全符合安全标准;污泥肥和生活垃圾肥比化肥、鸡粪显著增加了土壤Cr和Hg含量。所有处理的土壤重金属含量均在土壤环境质量一级标准(GB15618-1995)的重金属限量值(pH>7.5)范围内。     

Application of composted sewage sludges contaminated with heavy metals to an agricultural soil

To elucidate the mechanism of transfer of heavy metals into the food chain, an experiment was carried out with a calcareous soil, to which two different doses of a sewage sludge compost contaminated with either Cd or Zn, Cd, Cu, and Ni were applied. A crop of lettuce was then grown in the amended soils. The application of sewage sludge composts to a calcareous soil lowered the soil's pH, although the value was always around 8 at the end of the experiment. Electric conductivity rose with organic amendment. As anticipated, such an amendment improved the nutritional level of the soils, particularly Nand P, both total and available. Plant yields were negatively affected by organic amendments contaminated with heavy metals, the most dangerous in our experiment being Cd and Zn since this metals easily taken up by plants. As Ni and Cu form insoluble complexes with the organic matter of the sewage sludge composts they are not readily absorbed. Of the metals studied, Cd and Zn showed the highest bioavailability index.     

Dynamics of Organic C Mineralization and the Mobile Fraction of Heavy Metals in a Calcareous Soil Incubated with Organic Wastes

Organic wastes such as sewage sludge and compost increase the input of carbon and nutrients to the soil. However, sewage sludge-applied heavy metals, and organic pollutants adversely affect soil biochemical properties. Therefore, an incubation experiment lasting 90 days was carried out to evaluate the effect of the addition of two sources of organic C: sewage sludge or composted turf and plant residues to a calcareous soil at three rates (15, 45, and 90 t of dry matter ha^–1) on pH, EC, dissolved organic C, humic substances C, organic matter mineralization, microbial biomass C, and metabolic quotient. The mobile fraction of heavy metals (Zn, Cd, Cu, Ni, and Pb) extracted by NH₄NO₃ was also investigated.The addition of sewage sludge decreased soil pH and increased soil salinity to a greater extent than the addition of compost. Both sewage sludge and compost increased significantly the values of the cumulative C mineralized, dissolved organic C, humic and fulvic acid C, microbial biomass C, and metabolic quotient (qCO₂), especially with increasing application rate. Compared to compost, the addition of sewage sludge caused higher increases in the values of these parameters. The values of dissolved organic C, fulvic acid C, microbial biomass C, metabolic quotient, and C/N ratio tended to decrease with time. The soil treated with sewage sludge showed a significant increase in the mobile fractions of Zn, Cd, Cu, and Ni and a significant decrease in the mobile fraction of Pb compared to control. The high application rate of compost resulted in the lowest mobility of Cu, Ni, and Pb. The results suggest that biochemical properties of calcareous soil can be enhanced by both organic wastes. But, the high salinity and extractability of heavy metals, due to the addition of sewage sludge, may limit the application of sewage sludge.     

污泥加石灰后作为肥料用于玉米生长中施肥研究

The use of sewage sludge on agricultural land provides an alternative for its disposal. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility of using industrial sewage sludge produced in Pakistan, as an agricultural fertilizer. The agricultural soil amended with 250 g kg^-1 sewage sludge with or without lime treatment was used for the growth of the common local grain crop, maize （Zea maize）. The mobility of the trace and toxic metals in the sludge samples was assessed by applying a modified BCR sequential extraction procedure. The single extraction procedure was comprised of the application of a mild extractant （CaCl2） and water, for the estimation of the proportion of easily soluble metal fractions. To check the precision of the analytical results, the concentrations of trace and toxic metals in every step of the sequential extraction procedure were summed up and compared with total metal concentrations. The plant-available metal contents, as indicated by the deionized water and 0.01 mol L^-1 CaCl2 solution extraction fractions and the exchangeable fraction of the sequential extraction, decreased significantly （P 〈 0.05） with lime application because of the reduced metal availability at a higher pH, except in the cases of Cd and Cu, whose mobility was slightly increased. Sludge amendment enhanced the dry weight yield of maize and the increase was more obvious for the soil with lime treatment. Liming the sewage sludge reduced the trace and toxic metal contents in the grain tissues, except Cu and Cd, which were below the permissible limits of these metals. The present experiment demonstrates that liming was an important factor in facilitating the growth of maize in sludge-amended soil.