Application of sewage sludge compost on highway embankments |
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| Authors: | Pengcheng Gao Xinbao Tang Yanan Tong Yingxu Chen |
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| Institution: | aCollege of Science, Northwest A and F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, People’s Republic of China;bCollege of Environment and Resource, Northwest A and F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, People’s Republic of China;cCollege of Environment and Resource, Huajiachi, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310029, People’s Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | More and more sewage sludge is being produced in China. Safe and economical methods for sewage sludge disposal should be found considering the increase in sewage treatment. In order to verify the feasibility of sludge disposal on newly built highway embankments, five treatments (0, 15, 30, 60 and 120 tons ha−1) of sewage sludge compost (SSC) were added to a silty-clay embankment soil on the Xi-Huang highway. The results showed that amendment with SSC increased soil available N, available P, organic matter, cation exchange capacity, and water content, and decreased soil bulk density. Application of SSC enhanced ryegrass growth and reduced runoff and soil erosion. Heavy metal losses from sediments in runoff remained constant or decreased relative to the control until a rate of 60 tons ha−1 was exceeded, when heavy metal losses appeared to increase. |
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