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Water soluble organic fractions in sewage sludge amended soil : characterization and binding mechanisms with copper (II)

Creator:

Lim, Hyungsik

Abstract:

Application of sewage sludge to soils increases the trace metal content and the organic content of soils. The complexation of indigenous and added metals with organic constituents must be studied to evaluate metal availability to plants and animals. The water soluble organic fractions (WSOF) from an agricultural soil (W), a...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

, and decreased in concentration as the sludge component in the mixture decreased. At 77 K, the Cu(II