Title: Effects of sewage sludge applications to agricultural Soils on soil microbial activity and the implications for Agricultural productivity and long-term soil fertility: Phase III 
Resource Type: document --> technical publication --> report 
Country: United Kingdom 
Year: 2007 
Availability: CSA 6222 Long-term Sludge Experiments Report Ref: (SP0130; CSA 6222) October 2007 
Author 1/Producer: ADAS 
Other Authors/Producers: Rothamsted Research, Water Research Centre (WRc) 
Author / Producer Type: Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body 
Publisher: UK Water Industry Research Limited 
Publisher City: London, UK 
Report / download web link (=direct link): http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=SP0130_6505 ...  
Format (e.g. PDF): PDF 
Size: (e.g. 20mb) 2.2 
EUGRIS Keyword(s): Diffuse pollution-->Processes
Diffuse pollution-->Sources
Soil-->Soil quality
 
Short description: This report summarises research progress during Phase III (2002-2006) of a long-term series of field experiments evaluating “the effects of sewage sludge applications to agricultural soils on soil microbial activity and the implications for agricultural productivity and long-term soil fertility” at nine sites in Britain. The work involved investigating the effects of established soil heavy metal concentrations (i.e. Zn, Cu and Cd) on soil microbial activity and fertility, following creation of the metal dose-response treatments in Phase I (1994- 1998), and builds upon soil microbial and crop quality measurements made during Phase II of the project (in 1999 and 2001). 
Link to Organisation(s): Water UK
 
Submitted By: Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?      Last update: 18/01/2008

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