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Improving the quality of organic compost of sewage sludge using grass cultivation followed by composting

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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
卷 314, 期 -, 页码 -

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ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115076

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Biodegradation; Biosolid; Organic fertilizer; Waste recycling; Waste treatment

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  1. Coordena?a?o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior-Brasil [001]
  2. Coordenac ~ao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior - Brasil (CAPES) [001]

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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of cultivating different grass species in aerated sewage sludge and composting. The results showed that composted sewage sludge had increased levels of certain elements and improved physical properties. Cultivating P. purpureum or U. brizantha resulted in mature and high-quality compost, reducing the risk of environmental contamination.
Composting is one of the main processes of stabilization of sewage sludge and its association with cultivation in this residue has a great potential to produce stabilized organic fertilizer and, or substrate for plant development. The aim of this work was to evaluate the physical, chemical, and microbial attributes of sewage sludge (SS) aerated and cultivated with Pennisetum purpureum or Urochloa brizantha and, later, composted. The study was installed in a 2x2+2 factorial scheme, with four replications. The factors consisted of cultivation of P. purpureum or U. brizantha in SS for 90 days, with or without intermittent aeration for 60 days. The control treatments were SS without cultivation, with the presence or absence of aeration. After 90 days of cultivation, the grass was cut, crushed, and incorporated into the SS for composting for 60 days. The composted sewage sludge showed an increase of 26, 24, 17, 123, 19, 32, and 7.7% in the levels of P, Ca, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Pb; and a reduction of 22, 5.2, 26, 30, 8.8, and 70% in the levels of C, N, K, Mg, Ni, and Na, respectively. The levels of Cu, Ni, Zn, and Pb remained below the maximum limit allowed by environmental resolution. The degradation of SS decreased the particle diameter, increasing the bulk density and total porosity, improving the physical properties of the compost. The SS cultivation and composting, regardless of the grass, led to a reduction in pH, basal and accumulated respiration, nitrification index, and C/N ratio and an increase in the CEC/C ratio, showing adequate maturation of the compost produced. Thus, the SS cultivation and composting with grasses were effective for producing matured and quality organic compost with low risk of environmental contamination.

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