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http://dx.doi.org/10.5338/KJEA.2003.22.2.137

Investigation of Sewage Sludge as Raw Compost Material in Korea  

Kwon, Soon-Ik (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
Lim, Dong-Kyu (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
Lee, Sang-Beom (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
Kim, Kye-Hoon (The University of Seoul)
Koh, Mun-Hwan (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture / v.22, no.2, 2003 , pp. 137-147 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this experiment was to investigate the possibility on agricultural use of muncipal sewage sludge with respect to heavy metal contents in Korea. Metal contents (mg/kg) in 88 sludge samples were ranged from 0 to 54.3 for As, 1,7 to 197.3 for Cd, 7.3 to 2,854 for Cr, 87.4 to 5,730 for Cu, 129.3 to 10,289 for Mn 20.1 to 2,057 for Ni, 7.6 to 197.5 for Pb, and 523.5 to 6,349 for Zn. Heavy metal contents of sludges were compared with the regulation on raw material for compost. All sludges produced from sewage treatment plane in metropolis (over a million in population) and large cities ($500,00{\sim}1,000,000$) were not compatible with the regulation. In addition, 95% of sludge from small and mid-size cities ($100,00{\sim}500,000$) and 93% from rural area (below 100,000) were not suitable. On the basis of Cd, Cu, Ni and Zn contents, 41, 53, 47, and 89% of sludge samples were not compatible with the regulation on raw material for compost respectively.
Keywords
sewage sludge; heavy metal; nutrients; raw compost material;
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