Comparison of Bioaugmentation and Semipermeable Cover as Strategies for Micro-Pollutant Removal in Sewage Sludge Composting.

ABSTRACT: Untreated sewage sludge (SS) and misused stabilization technologies have contributed to great contamination and the accumulation of various pollutants in agricultural soils. Regarding micro-pollutants' degradation, scalable and effective technologies are still scarce. Although many attempts at composting adaptations have been discussed, only a few have been tested individually under outdoor conditions. To investigate different composting methods (bioaugmentation and semipermeable cover) for the removal of micro-pollutants frequently found in SS, we performed a set of on-site experiments. Windrows of SS and olive pruning were used as the compostable material and were subjected to (i) bioaugmentation with the fungus Penicillium oxalicum, (ii) covered composting, (iii) covered and bioaugmente

SUBMITTER: Angeles-de Paz G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12390589 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature