Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Six-month experiments have been carried out using pilot installations of low-budget methods of sewage sludge treatment.Sewage sludge was processed using vermiculture or plants such as willow or reed.The study was also conducted in a solar dryer.In some parts of the research, effective microorganisms were used.The results of the sediment research, including: contents of organic and mineral matter, hydration reaction, contents of nitrogen and phosphorus, as well as the indicators of the sanitary condition, were presented.The results confirmed a perceptible influence of the effective microorganisms on the structure of the dry mass of dairy sewage dewatered on reed and willow plots or transformed into vermicompost.A slight, however, apparent difference in a faster and more effective mineralization of organic substances contained in the sludge after half a year of processing, as well as significant reduction of the number of potential pathogenic bacteria was observed.
DOI: 10.37190/epe150407
Authors: Dariusz Boruszko, Andrzej Butarewicz
Institution: Bialystok University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2580850507