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Reuse of Municipal Sewage and Sludge in Agriculture

Sree Ramulu

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As this book is intended not only to readers with scientific agricultural background but also to others like administrators, engineers etc., certain chapters like physicochemical properties of soils, occurrence and chemistry of heavy metals etc., have been included before the chapters dealing with the effects of their addition through sewage and sludge on the crops, human beings etc. However, the information given in these chapters are very basic and those who need additional information are requested to go to the advanced text books listed under ``selected reference .

1. Introduction
2. Sources of pollutants
3. Ground water pollution
4. Properties of sewage and sludge
5. Sewage and sludge treatment processes
6. Soil physico-chemical properties
7. Effect of sludge application on the physicochemical properties of soils
8. Occurrence and chemistry of heavy
metals
9. Effect of application of sewage sludge on the micronutrient and heavy metals in soils and crops
10. Pathogens in sewage and sludge
11. Experimentation
12. Rainwater harvesting
13. Biodrainers
14. Reuse of treated waste waters in urban areas
15. Dietary habits of Indian people vs. use of sewage and sludge in agriculture
16. Planning the use of treated waste water in agriculture
17. Development of guidelines and regulations
18. Scope, limitations, and gaps in knowledge in the use of sewage and sludge
APPENDIX
1. Selected Reference
2. Important crops - common names and botanical names
3. Glossary
4. Composition of secondary treated municipal waste water effluents
5. Requirements of sludge application to agricultural land
6. Crop Species and description of lead sampling techniques for Cd availability
7. Maximum permissible concentration of Potentially toxic elements
8. Crop-salt tolerances
9. Recommended limits of constituents in reclaimed water for irrigation
10. Reclaimed water criteria in Japan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Tunsia. INDEX
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