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Microbiological Assessment of Sewage Sludge in Terms of Use as a Fertilizer

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Sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plant was examined for the existence of microorganisms of several major groups such as Gram-negative aerobic bacteria, E. coli, Clostridium perfringens, the genera Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, fungi, and the total number of microorganisms, in order to assess the epizootiological safety of the final product. In parallel similar study was made of composted cattle manure and a comparison of the results was made with the ready for manuring compost in order to assess the possibilities for the use of sludge for fertilizing. It was found that the examined sewage sludge were rich in microorganisms from studied groups and their direct application in soils without prior treatment is not recommended of epizootiological point of view. Methods of processing of sewage sludge should be consistent with epidemiological safety of the final products, but also be aimed at reducing the pollutants’ emissions released during the cycle of wastewater sludge, which contribute to global warming.

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Acknowledgments

This work is funded by NSF as a result of the implementation of project FFNIPO-12-01283 “Ecologization of agro-environmental systems and increase energy efficiency by applying a recast bio organic waste for fertilization, introduction of energy crops and complex use of biomass as an energy source (Contract DFNI-E01/3 of 27/11/2012)”.

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  1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Forestry, 10 Kl. Ohridski Blvd., 1756, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Teodora P. Popova

  2. New Bulgarian University, Montevideo Blvd. 21, 1618, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Botjo S. Zaharinov & Bayko D. Baykov

  3. Institute of Soil Science, Agricultural Technologies and Plant Protection “N. Pushkarov”, Shosse Bankia Street 7, 1080, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Adelina Gentcheva, M. Pejtchinova & S. M. Marinova-Garvanska

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Popova, T.P., Zaharinov, B.S., Gentcheva, A., Pejtchinova, M., Marinova-Garvanska, S.M., Baykov, B.D. (2017). Microbiological Assessment of Sewage Sludge in Terms of Use as a Fertilizer. In: Zhang, X., Dincer, I. (eds) Energy Solutions to Combat Global Warming. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 33. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26950-4_16

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