Journal
WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH
Volume 40, Issue 6, Pages 822-835Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X211025201
Keywords
Dredged sediments; green waste; co-composting; beneficial reuse; growing media; waste storage reclamation
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- regional council Haut de France in France
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This research aimed to assess the agronomic values and environmental impacts of growing media made from waterways sediments and green waste. The results showed that the growing media met most ecolabel requirements, but did not comply with certain EU Ecolabel guidelines. Additionally, some pollutants were found to be higher in the growing media compared to European ecolabel products.
Dredged sediments display a great potential for growing media applications; however, there are few studies about their beneficial reuse for the waste storage reclamation. This research study aims at checking the agronomic values and environmental impacts of three growing media based on waterways sediments (WSs) and green waste (GW) according ecolabel requirements. For this purpose, three growing media named GW0, GW25, and GW50 were prepared at field pilot scale by co-composting WS and GWs during 12 months. Samples were submitted to ecolabel analyses package. Following to the ecolabel requirements, the growing media comply with criteria like pH, electrical conductivity, trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contents, chlorides, and pathogens, whereas they are not in compliance with the EU Ecolabel guidelines for propagules, organic matter, and zinc contents. Results of laboratory leaching tests performed according to NF EN 12457-2 for GW0, GW25, and GW50 have shown that sulfates, soluble fraction exceed limit for inert waste storage. Lysimeter tests at pilot scale were performed during 6 months to check the leaching potential of pollutants from growing media under real field conditions, including a European ecolabel product. Results demonstrate that Ba, Mo, Sb, Zn, Se, and Sb are higher in GW0, GW25, and GW50 than in the European ecolabel. As, Cd, Cr, Ni, and F- are more soluble in the commercial product compared to other growing media. This study allowed to demonstrate that main characteristics are fulfilling for reusing these growing media in the specific field of waste storage reclamation.
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