Utilization of coal fly ash and municipal sewage sludge in agriculture and for reconstruction of soils in disturbed lands: results of case studies from Greece and China

International Journal of Coal Science & Technology

Christos D. Tsadilas¹  Thomai Nikoli¹  Zhenqi Hu²  Yinli Bi² 

[1] Institute of Industrial and Forage Crops, Hellenic Agricultural Organization “DEMETER”;Institute of Land Reclamation and Ecological Restoration, China University of Mining and Technology;

关键词: Coal fly ash;    Municipal sewage sludge;    Soil quality;    Land reclamation;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s40789-018-0202-9

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Coal fly ash (CFA) and municipal sewage sludge (MSS) management is a great concern worldwide. An alternative gaining high interest, is their use in agriculture and for reclamation of degraded lands. The purpose of this paper was to present very briefly the results of some case studies carried out in China and Greece related to land reclamation and agricultural use of CFA and MSS separately or combined. An experiment in Platanoulia area, central Greece showed clearly that CFA applied together with MSS at appropriate rates increased substantially wheat grain and biomass yield and improved soil quality (increased soil pH, organic matter content, total nitrogen, available P and boron). In a long-term experiment carried out in Huaibei city, Anhui province, China with a reconstructed soil in a subsided land by using CFA, it was found that physicochemical characteristics (infiltration rate, bulk density, total nitrogen, available P and extractable K) tended to be improved over time. In another experiment in Rodia area central Greece, MSS application improved soil quality of limestone mining spoils from bauxite mining activities. Several other experiments with MSS in Greece showed a clear positive effect on cotton and maize yield and on soil quality.

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