Heavy metal uptake and translocation by Dipterocarpus verrucosus from sewage sludge contaminated soil

• Main Authors: Sundara Rajoo, Keeren, Abdu, Arifin, Karam Singh, Daljit Singh, Abdul Hamid, Hazandy, Jusop, Shamshuddin, Wong, Wan Zhen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publications 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29296/1/ajessp.2013.259.268.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29296/; http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajessp.2013.259.268
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Sewage sludge or biosolids is the solid waste that has been left after wastewater is treated in a domestic wastewater treatment facility. The most common way of sludge disposal is to dispose it on the land, sea or air (incineration). However, these methods are not environment-friendly, costly and ti...