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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Water treatment sludge: A potential plant growth medium |
Author: | Skene, T. Oades, J. Kilmore, G. |
Citation: | Soil Use and Management, 1995; 11(1):29-33 |
Publisher: | CAB International |
Issue Date: | 1995 |
ISSN: | 0266-0032 1475-2743 |
Abstract: | <jats:p><jats:bold>Abstract. </jats:bold> The disposal of water treatment sludge produced when turbid water is treated with flocculants (alum and polyDADMAC) and filtered for clarification is becoming increasingly expensive in South Australia. The physical and chemical properties of the sludge suggest that it might be used as a plant growth medium, and a glasshouse experiment compared the growth and elemental composition of broad beans in both alum and polyDADMAC sludge applied at different rates.</jats:p><jats:p>Dry matter production differed significantly between treatments. Poly + Fertilizer (F) and Poly 4%+ F produced the most dry matter. The Alum + F treatment produced significantly less dry matter than the Poly + F treatment but it was not significantly different from the control. The difference in plant growth between the pure poly and pure alum treatments resulted from increased availability of the fertilizer phosphorus in the poly sludge and the supply of some potassium and nitrogen by the poly sludge. Fertilizer was required for optimum plant growth. Greater rates of fertilizer may be required if alum sludge is to be used as a growth medium, than if poly sludge is used.</jats:p><jats:p>There was no evidence that aluminium toxicity would be a problem if water treatment sludges are used as growth media. The physical properties of the sludges (i.e. water holding capacity, drainage characteristics and structural stability) are probably more important than their inherent nutrient levels, although poly sludge does supply some nitrogen and does not fix phosphorus to the same extent as alum sludge.</jats:p> |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1995.tb00492.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.1995.tb00492.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Soil and Land Systems publications |
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