Abstract

Products with a high nutrient level, which can be used as fertilizers in agriculture, are obtained when wastewater is treated in non-conventional sanitary systems. The paper describes those products, their classification, effects, and possible hazards that might occur if they are used as fertilizers. It focuses on urine, in partibular, becaure a lot of studies on this substance are available

Keywords

Wastewater treatment; municipal; decentralized; fertilizer; heavy metal; hormone; pharmaceutical; liquid manure; urine; utilization; agriculture

Published in

Ka Abwasser Abfall
2008, Volume: 55, number: 10, pages: 1120-1125

SLU Authors

• Vinnerås, Björn

  • Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use


Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/19067