Poultry slaughtering and post-processing activities generate different kinds of highly perishable organic wastes and by-products. Poultry carcass yields are typically about 70-75% of the live bird weight, the rest is ...

Recycling of nutrient-rich organic wastes in agricultural or horticultural practices is one of the most sustainable methods for both waste management and soil amendment. In this regard, high nutrient-demanding horticultural ...

This study was conducted in order to examine the potential use of nutrient-rich biosolid in combination with crop residues on the growth of ornamental plants that aims to increase sustainable waste resource recovery and ...

The aim of the present study was to develop structurally stable, nutrient-rich and environmentally safe growing media by combining waste material: crop residue hazelnut husk (HH) and municipal sewage sludge. In order to ...

The effect of solarization on bacterial inactivation in sewage sludge was studied using thermotolerant coliforms, enterococci and Escherichia coli (E. coli) as the indicator organisms. Solarization significantly increased ...

In this study experiment was carried out to determine the phytoextraction potential of six plant species (Conium maculatum, Brassica oleraceae var. oleraceae, Brassica juncea, Datura stramonium, Pelargonium hortorum and ...

This study was conducted to investigate the suitability of poultry abattoir sludge (PAS) as a nutrient source for energy crop giant reed (Arundo donax L.), as well as its effects on feedstock composition, energy content, ...

A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of sewage sludge application on nutrient availability for kiwi fruits grown under high pH soil conditions. Solar-dried sewage sludge was applied (25, 50, 100, and ...

In this study, we researched the main aquatic vegetation (AV) species and their orthophosphate and turbidity removal efficiencies in the Lower Kelkit Basin of Turkey. We chose an experimental area (1650 m(2)) in the field ...

Large-scale mining activities have a huge impact on the environment. Determination of the size of the effect and monitoring it is vital. In this study, risk assessment studies in mining areas and the effect of mining on ...