Effects of sewage sludge application on unfertile tropical soils evaluated by multiple approaches: A field experiment in a commercial Eucalyptus plantation

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 655; pp. 1457 - 1467
• Main Authors: Abreu-Junior, Cassio Hamilton, de Lima Brossi, Maria Julia, Monteiro, Regina Teresa, Cardoso, Paulo Henrique Silveira, da Silva Mandu, Thays, Nogueira, Thiago Assis Rodrigues, Ganga, Antonio, Filzmoser, Peter, de Oliveira, Fernando Carvalho, Firme, Lucia Pittol, He, Zhenli, Capra, Gian Franco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 10.03.2019
• Subjects: Bioassay; Ecotoxicological tests; Eucalyptus - drug effects; Eucalyptus - growth & development; Eucalyptus - physiology; Fertilizers - analysis; Forestry; Multivariate statistics; Potentially toxic elements; Sewage - adverse effects; Soil - chemistry; Soil Pollutants - toxicity; Bioassay; Multivariate statistics; Ecotoxicological tests; Potentially toxic elements

Sewage sludge (SS) reuse in forest plantation as soil fertilizer/amendment has tremendously increased in recent years. However, SS may have high concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTE), representing a potential risk for soil and the whole ecosystem. This paper was aimed to assess the toxi...