Assessment of heavy metals uptake and translocation by Aquilaria malaccensis planted in soils containing sewage sludge

• Main Authors: Sundara Rajoo, Keeren, Abdu, Arifin, Abdul Hamid, Hazandy, Karam Singh, Daljit Singh, Jusop, Shamshuddin, Jamaluddin, Aiza Shaliha, Wong, Wan Zhen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publications 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29342/1/ajassp.2013.952.964.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29342/; http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajassp.2013.952.964
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Increase in human population has resulted in an enormous growth in the volume of wastewater. The conventional methods of sewage sludge disposal, that is the by-product of wastewater treatment, are costly and not environment-friendly. An ideal way for sewage sludge management is by using it as a soil...