『Abstract
Reducing the environmental risk of soluble P loss from sludge-amended
soil is essential for increasing soils capacity to utilize sewage
sludge beneficially. Fresh dewatered anaerobically digested sewage
sludge (FSS), stabilized with ferrous sulphate (FeSul-SS), calcium
oxide (CaO-SS) and aluminum sulphate (alum-SS), each at three
chemical-to-FSS ratios, or by composting (BSC), was applied to
alluvial soil at rates of 150 and 300 mg P kg-1 soil.
Changes in P phytoavailability in comparison to KH2PO4-amended soil were probed during 100 days of
incubation by a P-bioassay and were compared to the concentration
of water-soluble P (WSP) and Olsen-P. P phytoavailability was
notably linked to the incubation duration and the stabilization
process. In general, P phytoavailability at equal P-addition rates
was KH2PO4>>alum-SS>BSC≧FSS>CaO-SS>>FeSul-SS;
and it was positively related to the added P rates, although with
quite different patterns among the various sludge products. The
concentration of inorganic WSP (WSPi) extracted
from the soil increased following the application of FSS or BSC,
and additional P mineralization further increased its concentration
during incubation. In contrast, in most cases the chemically stabilized
sludges, especially the FeSul-SS, showed considerably reduced
inorganic WSP concentrations relative to the untreated soil. The
total WSP, Olsen-P and organic WSP (WSPo)
positively correlated to P phytoavailability, indicating that
WSPo plays a role in plant P utilization
in these soils. It is concluded that all the chemically stabilized
sewage sludge studied effectively controlled WSPi
in soil while still supplying P to support plant growth.
Keywords: Phosphorus; Phytoavailability; Sewage sludge』
1. Introduction
2. Material and methods
2.1. Sludge and stabilization treatment
2.2. Incubation experiments
2.3. P phytoavailability bioassay
2.4. Soil analyses
2.5. Statistical analyses
3. Results and discussion
3.1. Effect of the stabilized sludge on P phytoavailability
3.2. Effect of stabilized sludge on soil P index
3.3. Relationship between Water soluble P and P phytoavailability
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Appendix A. Supplementary data
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