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Within the agricultural utilization of sewage sludge, the pressure to reduce the costs of disposal by applying sludge at maximum rates can cause yield depression and high plant uptake of toxic elements (Hucker, 1980).
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Coppola, S. (1983). Soil Microbial Activities as Affected by Application of Composted Sewage Sludge. In: Catroux, G., L’Hermite, P., Suess, E. (eds) The Influence of Sewage Sludge Application on Physical and Biological Properties of Soils. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7930-7_14
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