semisolid or solid organic material obtained from the recycling of sewage, used esp as a fertilizer
Examples of 'biosolids' in a sentence
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At the recommended rate, biomass production was similar between fertilization with biosolids and commercial fertilizer.
Wendy Mercedes Rauw, Michael Bela Teglas, Sudeep Chandra, Matthew Lewis Forister 2012, 'Growth, Root Formation, and Nutrient Value of Triticale Plants Fertilized with Biosolids',The Scientific World Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/467052. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Biosolids are utilized as nutrient rich fertilizer.
Wendy Mercedes Rauw, Michael Bela Teglas, Sudeep Chandra, Matthew Lewis Forister 2012, 'Growth, Root Formation, and Nutrient Value of Triticale Plants Fertilized with Biosolids',The Scientific World Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/467052. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both biosolids and mineral fertilizer were applied once before the first crop.
Jorge Lemainski, José Eurípedes da Silva 2006, 'Utilização do biossólido da CAESB na produção de milho no Distrito Federal Use ofbiosolids for corn (Zea mays, L.) production in the Federal District', Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832006000400015. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Biosolids increased leaf area of grasses; photosynthetic rates were not necessarily increased by biosolids.
David B. Wester, Ronald E. Sosebee, Richard E. Zartman, Ernest B. Fish, J. CarlosVillalobos, Ricardo Mata-Gonzalez, Pedro Jurado, Corey A. Moffet 2011, 'Biosolids Effects in Chihuahuan Desert Rangelands: A Ten-Year Study', Applied and Environmental Soil Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/717863. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The concentrations of soluble reactive phosphorus also were not significantly affected by biosolids.
Yulia Markunas, Vadim Bostan, Andrew Laursen, Michael Payne, Lynda McCarthy 2016, 'Vertical Phosphorus Migration in a Biosolids-Amended Sandy Loam Soil in LaboratorySettings: Concentrations in Soils and Leachates', Applied and Environmental Soil Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3460939. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Biosolids are a product of the wastewater sludge treatment process.
Abbas Mohajerani, Aruna Ukwatta, Tristan Jeffrey-Bailey, Michael Swaney, MohtashimAhmed, Glen Rodwell, Simon Bartolo, Nicky Eshtiaghi, Sujeeva Setunge 2019, 'A Proposal for Recycling the World's Unused Stockpiles of Treated Wastewater Sludge(Biosolids) in Fired-Clay Bricks', Buildingshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/9/1/14. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Biosolids have been considered satisfactory to supply crops and plant nutrients.
Rodrigo Studart Corrêa 2004, 'Efficiency of five biosolids to supply nitrogen and phosphorus to ryegrass Eficiênciade cinco biossólidos em suprir nitrogênio e fósforo para azevém', Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2004001100012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Residual effects of biosolids on forage production have been scarcely measured in semiarid grasslands.
Pedro Jurado-Guerra, Miguel Luna-Luna, Ernesto Flores-Ancira, Ruben Saucedo-Teran 2013, 'Residual Effects of Biosolids Application on Forage Production of Semiarid Grasslandin Jalisco, Mexico', Applied and Environmental Soil Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/835960. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Single application of biosolids increases forage production on semiarid grasslands.
Pedro Jurado-Guerra, Miguel Luna-Luna, Ernesto Flores-Ancira, Ruben Saucedo-Teran 2013, 'Residual Effects of Biosolids Application on Forage Production of Semiarid Grasslandin Jalisco, Mexico', Applied and Environmental Soil Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/835960. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Biosolids applications extended the duration of the initially high infiltration rates.
Richard E. Zartman, Corey A. Moffet, David B. Wester, Ronald E. Sosebee, Ernest B.Fish, William F. Jaynes 2012, 'Influence of Surface Biosolids Application on Infiltration', Applied and Environmental Soil Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/642791. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)