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Metal concentrations in sludges and soil from a long-term field trial

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In this article, metal contents of the soils from a field experiment in which two rates of various organic manures, including sewage sludge and sludge compost, were applied from 1942 to 1961.
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Metal contents are reported of the soils from a field experiment in which two rates of various organic manures, including sewage sludge and sludge compost, were applied from 1942 to 1961. Changes in the concentrations of some elements in the sludges during the 20 years are also presented.The percentage recoveries of the added metals Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cd and Cr in the topsoil varied from 71 to 96%. In 1960, extractability of the metals from the soils by 0·05 M-EDTA was 50% of the aqua regia-soluble total metals. This figure did not vary greatly with metal or with the type of organic manure that was applied.

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Chemical Composition of Sewage Sludges and Analysis of Their Potential Use as Fertilizers

TL;DR: In this article, the binding energy of the Zn 2P/sub 3/2/ electron in sludge was found to be 3.5 +- 0.1 on the Pauling scale.
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Trace elements in sewage sludges.

TL;DR: Zinc, Cu and Ni appear to be the elements most likely to give rise to toxicity problems in plants due to the use of sewage sludge as a soil additive.

Variable nature of chemical composition of sewage sludges [Heavy metals]

TL;DR: In this paper, a 2-year period from eight Indiana cities was analyzed for C, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cd, Zn, Cu, Ni, and Pb.
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Multielement and chlorinated hydrocarbon analysis of municipal sewage sludges of American cities

TL;DR: An analytical survey of 68 elements, dieldrin, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) was conducted in municipal sewage sludges sampled during 1972-73 from 16 American cities using several instrumental methods.
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Variable Nature of Chemical Composition of Sewage Sludges

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