Microbiological quality of sewage sludge in Greece disposed for agricultural use

Mavridou, A; Kouloubis, P; Vassalou, E; Rigas, F; Vakalis, N

dc.contributor.author	Mavridou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Kouloubis, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Vassalou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Rigas, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Vakalis, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:16:44Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:16:44Z
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	0960-3123	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14191
dc.subject	Bacteria	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Parasites removal	en
dc.subject	Sewage	en
dc.subject	Sludge	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health	en
dc.subject.other	agricultural application	en
dc.subject.other	bacterium	en
dc.subject.other	sewage disposal	en
dc.subject.other	wastewater	en
dc.subject.other	agriculture	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	bacterial count	en
dc.subject.other	coliform bacterium	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	landfill	en
dc.subject.other	microbiological examination	en
dc.subject.other	nonhuman	en
dc.subject.other	parasite	en
dc.subject.other	Salmonella	en
dc.subject.other	serotype	en
dc.subject.other	sewage treatment	en
dc.subject.other	sludge	en
dc.subject.other	water quality	en
dc.subject.other	Agriculture	en
dc.subject.other	Animals	en
dc.subject.other	Conservation of Natural Resources	en
dc.subject.other	Enterobacteriaceae	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental Monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	Feces	en
dc.subject.other	Food Contamination	en
dc.subject.other	Parasites	en
dc.subject.other	Population Dynamics	en
dc.subject.other	Salmonella	en
dc.subject.other	Sewage	en
dc.subject.other	Vegetables	en
dc.subject.other	Waste Disposal, Fluid	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Bacteria (microorganisms)	en
dc.subject.other	Salmonella	en
dc.title	Microbiological quality of sewage sludge in Greece disposed for agricultural use	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/09603120120070892	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09603120120070892	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	For the disposal of sewage, sludge landfill is currently the practice adopted in Greece. Thirteen wastewater treatment plants located throughout Greece (islands excluded) were investigated over a period of 1 year in order to determine sludge microbiological quality. The time of exposure of the samples to environmental conditions and stress varied considerably, from a few hours to several months. The mean values for total coliforms were 4 to > 2400/100 ml and for faecal coliforms < 3 to > 2400/100. Salmonellae were isolated from all plants with the exception of two. Parasites were isolated from five treatment plants. There was no difference in the bacterial indicator counts of faecal pollution or the presence of salmonellae and parasites according to the time of disposal of the sludge to the fields. The samples taken from the soil, or from flowers and vegetables which grow in the area of the sludge disposal were mostly negative for faecal pollution bacteria indicators. Salmonellae and parasites were not recovered from any samples. Five of the 16 serotypes reported from the National Salmonella Reference Center were present in the sludge samples.	en
heal.publisher	CARFAX PUBLISHING	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Environmental Health Research	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/09603120120070892	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000170357000007	en
dc.identifier.volume	11	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	275	en
dc.identifier.epage	279	en