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5. Degradation of organic pollutants in Mediterranean forest soils amended with sewage sludge

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Francisca Gomez-Rico, M., Font, Rafael, Vera, Jose, Fuentes, David, Disante, Karen, and Cortina, Jordi

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*ALKYLBENZENE sulfonates, *BIODEGRADATION, *SEWAGE sludge, *FOREST soils, *NONYLPHENOL, *ARABLE land, *ETHOXYLATES
Abstract

The degradation of two groups of organic pollutants in three different Mediterranean forest soils amended with sewage sludge was studied for nine months. The sewage sludge produced by a domestic water treatment plant was applied to soils developed from limestone, marl and sandstone, showing contrasting alkalinity and texture. The compounds analysed were: linear alkylbenzene sulphonates (LAS) with a 10–13 carbon alkylic chain, and nonylphenolic compounds, including nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol ethoxylates with one and two ethoxy groups (NP1EO+NP2EO). These compounds were studied because they frequently exceed the limits proposed for sludge application to land in Europe. After nine months, LAS decomposition was 86–96%, and NP+NP1EO+NP2EO decomposition was 61–84%, which can be considered high. Temporal trends in LAS and NP+NP1EO+NP2EO decomposition were similar, and the concentrations of both types of compounds were highly correlated. The decomposition rates were higher in the period of 6–9 months (summer period) than in the period 0–6 months (winter+spring period) for total LAS and NP+NP1EO+NP2EO. Differences in decay rates with regard to soil type were not significant. The average values of decay rates found are similar to those observed in agricultural soils. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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2008
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