From toilet to agriculture: Fertilization with microalgal biomass from wastewater impacts the soil and rhizosphere active microbiomes, greenhouse gas emissions and plant growth

Khalil Ahmad Suleiman, Afnan; Silva Lourenço, Késia; Clark, Callum; Lima Luz, Ronildson; Henrique Ribeiro da Silva, Gustavo; Vet, L.E.M.; Cantarella, Heitor; V. Fernandes, Tânia; E. Kuramae, Eiko

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104924

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From toilet to agriculture: Fertilization with microalgal biomass from wastewater impacts the soil and rhizosphere active microbiomes, greenhouse gas emissions and plant growth

Published in Resources Conservation and Recycling • Jun 27, 2020

Authors:

Afnan Khalil Ahmad Suleiman

Késia Silva Lourenço

Callum Clark

Abstract

Human activities are pushing earth beyond its natural limits, so recycling nutrients is mandatory. Microalgae are highly effective in nutrient recovery and have strong potential as a sustainable wastewater treatment technology. Here, nutrients from black water (toilet wastewater) were recovered as m...

Subject

Rhizosphere

Fertilizer

Biomass (ecology)

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