2009•Nongye gongcheng xuebaoRequires access

Effects of farmland application of sewage sludge on crop yields and heavy metal accumulation in soil and crop.

Liang Lina, Huang Yaxi, Yang He-fa, Xu Zhi, Li Ji

Open publisher page 3 citations

Abstract

Based on a 3 years located experiment,the heavy metals such as Mn,Cu,Zn,Pb,Cd concentration of soil and crop and crop yields were investigated for the different treatments on farmland application of sewage sludge,by comparing soil nutrient,heavy metal contents of soil and crop and crop yields,the treatments included three different kinds of sewage sludge,namely digested sludge,sludge compost and sludge compound fertilizer.The results indicated that three kinds of sewage sludge could significantly increase the contents of total organic matter and total nitrogen in soil.Compared to treatments of control and ordinary chemical fertilizeres,three different kinds of sewage sludge could increase Mn,Cu contents in soil,but had not significant influence to exchangeable heavy metals in soil.Three kinds of sewage sludge could increase Zn contents in wheat grain.Compared to the ordinary chemical fertilizer,the use of three different kinds of sewage sludge had no significant effect to yield of wheat and maize.Reasonable use of sewage sludge can be effective in raising crop yield.Sewage sludge application had a certain cumulative effect on soil heavy metals,but short-term application was relatively safe.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Based on a 3 years located experiment,the heavy metals such as Mn,Cu,Zn,Pb,Cd concentration of soil and crop and crop yields were investigated for the different treatments on farmland application of sewage sludge,by comparing soil nutrient,heavy metal contents of soil and crop and crop yields,the treatments included three different kinds of sewage sludge,namely digested sludge,sludge compost and sludge compound fertilizer.The results indicated that three kinds of sewage sludge could significantly increase the contents of total organic matter and total nitrogen in soil.Compared to treatments of control and ordinary chemical fertilizeres,three different kinds of sewage sludge could increase Mn,Cu contents in soil,but had not significant influence to exchangeable heavy metals in soil.Three kinds of sewage sludge could increase Zn contents in wheat grain.Compared to the ordinary chemical fertilizer,the use of three different kinds of sewage sludge had no significant effect to yield of wheat and maize.Reasonable use of sewage sludge can be effective in raising crop yield.Sewage sludge application had a certain cumulative effect on soil heavy metals,but short-term application was relatively safe.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 3 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Based on a 3 years located experiment,the heavy metals such as Mn,Cu,Zn,Pb,Cd concentration of soil and crop and crop yields were investigated for the different treatments on farmland application of sewage sludge,by comparing soil nutrient,heavy metal contents of soil and crop and crop yields,the treatments included three different kinds of sewage sludge,namely digested sludge,sludge compost and sludge compound fertilizer.The results indicated that three kinds of sewage sludge could significantly increase the contents of total organic matter and total nitrogen in soil.Compared to treatments of control and ordinary chemical fertilizeres,three different kinds of sewage sludge could increase Mn,Cu contents in soil,but had not significant influence to exchangeable heavy metals in soil.Three kinds of sewage sludge could increase Zn contents in wheat grain.Compared to the ordinary chemical fertilizer,the use of three different kinds of sewage sludge had no significant effect to yield of wheat and maize.Reasonable use of sewage sludge can be effective in raising crop yield.Sewage sludge application had a certain cumulative effect on soil heavy metals,but short-term application was relatively safe.

Key concepts: Sewage sludge, Agronomy, Environmental science, Sewage, Crop, Fertilizer, Compost, Organic matter

Related papers

Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Effects of farmland application of sewage sludge on crop yields and heavy metal accumulation in soil and crop. — Research Paper | ScholarLens