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Hass Seremeta DC, Pinto da Silva C, Xavier de Campos S. Effect of humic compost on the adsorption of cadmium (II) in aqueous medium. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2023; 58:596-604. [PMID: 37095691 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2023.2204798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The humic compost obtained from the treatment of tobacco from smuggled cigarettes (SCT) and industrial sewage sludge (ISS) was evaluated as adsorbent for Cd (II) in aqueous solution, for possible decontamination of water resources. Optimum conditions were found at pH 5 and a 3 g/L adsorbent concentration, which presented 92% Cd (II) removal and maximum adsorption capacity of 28.546 mg/g. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model presented the best fit, pointing 120 min as the time needed to attain a steady state. FTIR and EDX results suggest the formation of coordinated Cd (II) bonds by functional groups between the compost and the solution. The results obtained in real samples showed that, even under different environmental conditions, the Cd (II) adsorption varied between 80.05 and 91.61%. The results indicated that the compost evaluated can be used for remediation of Cd (II)-contaminated water resources.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniele Cristina Hass Seremeta
- Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
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- Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
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- Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
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Balaganesh P, Vasudevan M, Natarajan N. Evaluating sewage sludge contribution during co-composting using cause-evidence-impact analysis based on morphological characterization. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:51161-51182. [PMID: 35246793 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19246-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The pertinent challenges associated with effective treatment of fecal sludge in medium scales necessitate alternative means for land application. The methods of compost preparation from sewage sludge and their modes of application to the agricultural fields have profound impacts on the soil ecology and environment. Besides the chemical conditioning effects on soil organic matter, they also impart physical attributes to the soil texture and structure. Though it is expected that compost addition improves water holding capacity and nutrient sequestration, there is lack of clarity in correlating the field outcomes with conditions of excess nutrient storage/leaching despite the agronomic benefits. In this study, we present a systematic cause-evidence-impact relationship on the feedstock composition, processing, and applications of co-composted sewage sludge. Various analytical tools were compared to elucidate the unique characteristics of co-composted sewage sludge to get a realistic understanding of the complex soil-compost interactions. Results from the spectroscopic characterization reveal the implications of selection of bulking agents and sludge pre-treatment in determining the final quality of the compost. Based on the results, we postulate a unique attribution of parent material influence to the formation of well-defined porous structures which influences the nutrient leaching/sequestrating behavior of the soil. Thus, the compounded impacts of composted organic matter on the soil and crop can be proactively determined in terms of elemental composition, functional groups, and stability indices. The present approach provides good scope for customizing the preparations and applications of aerobic microbial composts in order to derive the preferred field outputs.
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- Pandiyan Balaganesh
- Smart and Healthy Infrastructure Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Sathyamangalam, 638401, India
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- Smart and Healthy Infrastructure Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Sathyamangalam, 638401, India.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu, Pollachi, 642003, India
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Martins GA, Corrêa LB, Guidoni LLC, Lucia T, Gerber MD, Silva FMR, Corrêa EK. Toxicity and physicochemical parameters of composts including distinct residues from agribusiness and slaughterhouse sludge. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 138:75-82. [PMID: 34871883 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Composting is useful for treatment of residues from agribusiness, but the potential toxicity of the final compost should be evaluated before its agricultural destination. The objective of this study was to evaluate the physicochemical characteristics and the toxicity of agribusiness residues using onion seeds as bioindicators. All tested treatments were composed by sludge from a swine slaughterhouse and sawdust. Besides the control, which included no additional materials, the other treatments included aviary bedding, rice husk and residue from tobacco industries as structuring materials. After 120 days of composting, for all treatments, the temperature inside the composting piles approached the environmental temperature, the physicochemical parameters indicated that the composts were stabilized and, except for the treatment including tobacco residues, that could be used for agriculture without impairing plant germination. Although the treatments including tobacco residues and rice husk showed evidence of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity at the beginning of the composting period, that was not observed for the treatment including aviary bedding. Such potential toxicity was not observed at the end of composting for any of the tested treatments.
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- G A Martins
- NEPERS, Centro de Engenharias, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- NEPERS, Centro de Engenharias, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- NEPERS, Centro de Engenharias, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil; ReproPel, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- ReproPel, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Sul-Rio-Grandense, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- NEPERS, Centro de Engenharias, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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Manu MK, Wang C, Li D, Varjani S, Xu Y, Ladumor N, Lui M, Zhou J, Wong JWC. Biodegradation kinetics of ammonium enriched food waste digestate compost with biochar amendment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 341:125871. [PMID: 34523563 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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High concentration of NH4+-N in food waste digestate (FWD) produced from biological treatment of food waste is considered as a major threat on the composting process resulting in production of immature compost. Hence, a laboratory batch composting study was conducted to examine the feasibility of using biochar as a physical additive to ameliorate the inhibitory effect of NH4+-N and to mitigate the nitrogen loss during FWD composting. FWD was co-composted with tobacco biochar at a dosage of 0%, 2.5%, 5% or 10% (dw) in bench-scale composters with a controlled aeration system. The addition of 10% biochar enhanced the degradation rate resulting in 44% higher carbon decomposition than the control. Besides, 10% biochar amendment reduced NH3 and N loss by 58% and 5%, respectively and significantly reduced NH4+-N content to HKORC limit of < 700 mg/kg dw within 5 days showing the beneficiary impact of biochar addition.
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- M K Manu
- Institute of Bioresource and Agriculture, Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment and Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Bioresource and Agriculture, Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment and Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong; College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Institute of Bioresource and Agriculture, Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment and Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar 382010, Gujarat, India
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- School of Technology, Huzhou University, Huzhou 311800, PR China
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- Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- Institute of Bioresource and Agriculture, Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment and Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong; School of Technology, Huzhou University, Huzhou 311800, PR China.
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Zittel R, da Silva CP, Domingues CE, Seremeta DCH, da Cunha KM, de Campos SX. Availability of nutrients, removal of nicotine, heavy metals and pathogens in compounds obtained from smuggled cigarette tobacco compost associated with industrial sewage sludge. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 699:134377. [PMID: 31671305 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Revised: 09/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study evaluated the chemical and microbiological properties of the compost obtained from the tobacco of smuggled cigarettes (SCT) and industrial sewage sludge (ISS). The composting was carried out in three reactors from different combinations of residues. The compost was analyzed to verify the percentage of nicotine removal, heavy metals, nutrient content and the inactivation of pathogenic microorganisms. The concentration of heavy metals: Ni, Cd, Cr, Pb, Cu, Zn, Fe and Mn in the composts obtained from the three reactors was below the values set for their use in soils. The NPK content ranged between 8.31% and 12.43%, indicating that the compost produced can add nutritional benefits to the plants. The nicotine removal, 72.6% (R1), 96.4% (R2) and 99.6% (R3) indicated efficiency of the composting process in reactors in the degradation of this substance. The results of pathogenic microorganism analysis showed that the three composts obtained from reactors R1, R2 and R3 met the sanitation standards for agricultural use according to the normative of maximum limits of contaminants allowed in organic compounds. These results show that the treatment of SCT and ISS by the process of composting in reactors may be an ecologically viable alternative.
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- Rosimara Zittel
- Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry (QAAS), Ponta Grossa State University, CEP 84130-900 Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil.
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- Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry (QAAS), Ponta Grossa State University, CEP 84130-900 Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil.
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- Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry (QAAS), Ponta Grossa State University, CEP 84130-900 Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
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- Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry (QAAS), Ponta Grossa State University, CEP 84130-900 Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
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- Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry (QAAS), Ponta Grossa State University, CEP 84130-900 Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil.
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Seremeta DCH, da Silva CP, Zittel R, de Campos SX. Pb 2+ adsorption by a compost obtained from the treatment of tobacco from smuggled cigarettes and industrial sewage sludge. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:797-805. [PMID: 30415363 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3655-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The adsorption of Pb2+ by a compost obtained from the treatment of tobacco from smuggled cigarettes (SCT) and industrial sewage sludge (ISS) was investigated. The Pb2+ adsorption process was evaluated as function of different concentrations of adsorbent and adsorbate, pH variations, and contact time. Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX) were adopted to obtain information regarding structural changes and a better understanding of the adsorption mechanism. The adsorbent maximum adsorption capacity for Pb2+, calculated using the Sips equation, was 21.454 mg/g with 3 g/L adsorbent at pH 5. The adsorption kinetics best adjustment was obtained using the pseudo-second-order model with a time of 240 min to reach the adsorption equilibrium. FTIR and EDX results suggest that Pb2+ might have bonded to phenolic, carboxylic, hydroxyl, and amine groups; they also show formation of organometallic complexes and cationic exchange between the compost and the solution. The study confirmed that the compost evaluated can be used as a potential adsorbent in environments contaminated with Pb2+.
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- Daniele Cristina Hass Seremeta
- Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Av. General Carlos Cavalcanti, 4748, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84030-900, Brazil.
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- Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Av. General Carlos Cavalcanti, 4748, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84030-900, Brazil.
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- Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Av. General Carlos Cavalcanti, 4748, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84030-900, Brazil
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- Research Group on Environmental and Sanitary Analytical Chemistry, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Av. General Carlos Cavalcanti, 4748, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84030-900, Brazil
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