Progress of Cryogenics and Isotopes Separation , ISSN: 1582-2575
2018, Volume 21, Issue 1

Assessment of heavy metal sludge quality in a municipal wastewater treatment plant

Claudia Sandru 1* , Mihaela Iordache 2 , Andreea Maria Radulescu 1 , Roxana Elena Ionete 1

1 National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies - ICSI Rm. Valcea, Uzinei Street no. 4, PO Box Râureni 7, 240050, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania
2 National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology – INCD-ECOIND Bucharest-Subsidiary Ramnicu Valcea, 1 Uzinei Street, Ramnicu Valcea 240050, Romania

*Corresponding authors: Claudia Sandru, E-mail: cludia.sandru@icsi.ro, Phone: 0250/732 744, Fax: 0250/732 746

Published: 2018



Abstract

The use of sewage sludge is one of the most important challenges in wastewater management. Knowing the composition of sludge generated by urban wastewater treatment plants is very important in making decisions to capitalize or eliminate them. This paper aims at presenting the composition of sludge from a urban wastewater treatment plant. For these samples were determined the content of heavy metals such as: Cr, Ni, Zn, Cu and Cd and the results were compared with the national legislation regulations Order No. 344/708 of 16th August 2004.


Keywords

wastwater treatment plant, sludge, heavy metals, analysis


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