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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 213, Issue -, Pages 393-405Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.02.016
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Activated sludge; Sludge treatment wetlands; Sludge dewatering; Vegetation; Porous media; Aeration; Heavy metals
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- General Secretariat of Research and Technology (GSRT) of Greece
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Thirteen pilot-scale sludge drying reed bed (SDRB) units have been constructed and operated under various settings. The beds included a cobbles lower layer, where perforated PVC aeration tubes were placed, and two gravel layers on top. The setup included planted beds with common reeds and control units. Three sludge loading rates (SLR) were examined: 30, 60 and 75 kg dm/m(2)/yr. Heavy metal (HM) accumulation in the residual sludge layer was negligible or low, and was found to increase with sludge layer depth. Plant uptake was low; the belowground biomass accumulated significantly more HMs compared to the aboveground biomass. Less than 16% of the influent HM left the bed through drainage. HM accumulation in the gravel layer was the major metal sink in the mass balance. On the whole, the HM content of the residual sludge was below the legal limits proposed by the EU for land application. (C) 2012 Elsevier BM. All rights reserved.
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