Abstract:
Sludge management is a complex issue due to the environmental standards. It is required
that the wastewater treatment activity be in close connection with the controlled recovery and stor age of sludge. Thus, by using sludge in agriculture, nutrients essential for plant development can be
recycled and some soil properties can be improved. The purpose of this paper was to present some
results on the influence of municipal sludge treated and processed in a Euphore plant on the quan tity and quality of rapeseed and soybean production. This technology allows for the recovery of the
constituents of phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium, sulfur, magnesium, calcium, manganese, zinc, and
copper. Our experimental data revealed that the obtained yield of Pioneer PT225 rapeseed hybrid
was 5200 kg/ha in the variant treated with the Euphore process compared to that of the control
variant at only 2356 kg/ha. For the Condor variety soybean crop, the highest average number of
pods obtained per plant was 195.3 compared 88 pods per plant in the control variant. Thus, the
sludge obtained from urban wastewater treatment plants processed using the Euphore method is a
good source of macro and micronutrients in agriculture, without having a negative impact on the
environment.
