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Nutrient Management and Recovery in Sewage Sludge, Digestate, and Wastewater Treatment

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2021) | Viewed by 4448

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Wojciech Czekała

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Department of Biosystems Engineering, Poznań Uniwersity of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 50, 60-627 Poznań, Poland
Interests: waste management; biomass; biofuels production; renewable energy; organic fertilizers; sustainable development; environmental protection; circular economy
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Dr. Damian Janczak

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Institute of Biosystems Engineering, Poznań Uniwersity of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Interests: waste management; environmental protection; biofuels; compost; sustainable development

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable development is one of the most important challenges of the 21st century. This is due to the fact that people are becoming more and more aware of the negative impact on the environment. Therefore, solutions conducive to its protection while meeting human needs are important.

In addition to manure or slurry, sewage sludge and digestate produced in biogas plants as a result of anaerobic digestion are commonly used. These products are a valuable source of nutrients and, after meeting the appropriate criteria, can be used in agriculture, remediation, and thermal processes. These fertilizers, apart from nutrients, are a source of organic matter for soils, which should be considered as their next advantage. The direct use of sewage sludge, digestate or compost based on them is in line with the idea of a circular economy trend.

Dr. Wojciech Czekała
Dr. Damian Janczak
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Waste management
  • Nutrient management
  • Sustainable development
  • Circular economy
  • Recovery technologies
  • Sewage sludge
  • Digestate and wastewater treatment

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19 pages, 6773 KiB  
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The Process of Microbiological Remediation of the Polluted Słoneczko Reservoir in Poland: For Reduction of Water Pollution and Nutrients Management
by Jakub Mazurkiewicz, Agata Mazur, Robert Mazur, Krzysztof Chmielowski, Wojciech Czekała and Damian Janczak
Water 2020, 12(11), 3002; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12113002 - 26 Oct 2020
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The article discusses the impact of nutrients from sewage on the state of the sewage receiver. Bioremediation was carried out through the use of effective microorganisms. The potential recovery of valuable mineral and organic substances in the form of fertilizers was also examined. [...] Read more.
The article discusses the impact of nutrients from sewage on the state of the sewage receiver. Bioremediation was carried out through the use of effective microorganisms. The potential recovery of valuable mineral and organic substances in the form of fertilizers was also examined. The Słoneczko Reservoir is a bathing area and serves many people in the summertime as a place of water recreation. Water quality deteriorated intensively from 2006 as a result of illegal wastewater discharge and the impact of fecal pollution from bathers. The high concentration of nutrients in the water was the cause of the eutrophication process and blooms of cyanobacteria, which pose a threat to human health in the bathing area. The bathing area was also closed many times by sanitary services as a result of exceeding the number of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis in the water. At the bottom of the reservoir, there was a layer of sediments with a thickness of 30–70 cm. Thus, the processes of anaerobic decomposition generated odor, causing nuisance in the reservoir area. Water transparency varied from 30 to 50 cm, due to the accumulation of suspensions and biomass of planktonic algae. The reservoir was subjected to microbiological bioremediation in 2017 and 2018 to polluted water treatment and to reduce the organic content of bottom sediments. Already after the first application of biopreparations putrefactive odors and the eutrophication process disappeared at the end of the 2017 summer season. Bioremediation reduced the value of E. coli and E. feacalis to the acceptable level. After the second application in 2018, the organic fraction of the bottom sediments was reduced to a very low level and the water transparency reached the bottom (maximum depth was 2.2 m) throughout the entire bathing area. The effect of the water remediation was maintained until 2019, and the surface water quality remained at a very good level. An important aspect in this case is also the exploitation of bottom sediments, because they are rich in nutrients and organic matter, and therefore it may have some potential as a fertilizer. The recovery of nutrients can be used in plant or pot production. However, they contain compounds that degrade quickly, causing unpleasant odors and threatening the environment. Thus, they should be managed and handled in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrient Management and Recovery in Sewage Sludge, Digestate, and Wastewater Treatment)
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