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Effects of Non-Hazardous Sewage Sludge Application on Soil Organic Matter and Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon and Nitrogen
  
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KeyWord:non-hazardous sewage sludge utilization; soil organic matter; soil microbial biomass carbon; soil microbial biomass nitrogen
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LIU Lian College of Resources and Environment, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China 
ZHANG Jian-feng Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, CAAS, Beijing 100081, China
National Engineering Laboratory for Improving Quality of Arable Land, Beijing 100081, China 
JIANG Hui-min Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, CAAS, Beijing 100081, China
National Engineering Laboratory for Improving Quality of Arable Land, Beijing 100081, China 
YANG Jun-cheng Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, CAAS, Beijing 100081, China
National Engineering Laboratory for Improving Quality of Arable Land, Beijing 100081, China 
DENG Shi-huai College of Resources and Environment, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China 
GUO Jun-mei Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, CAAS, Beijing 100081, China
National Engineering Laboratory for Improving Quality of Arable Land, Beijing 100081, China 
XIE Yi-qin College of Resources and Environment, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China 
ZHANG Shui-qin Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, CAAS, Beijing 100081, China
National Engineering Laboratory for Improving Quality of Arable Land, Beijing 100081, China 
WANG Feng-yuan Environment College, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China 
LI Ling-ling Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, CAAS, Beijing 100081, China
National Engineering Laboratory for Improving Quality of Arable Land, Beijing 100081, China 
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Abstract:
      Applying non-hazardous sewage sludge to land is a good option to utilize wastes. In this study, the effects of different amounts of non-hazardous sewage sludge on soil organic matter(SOM), soil microbial biomass carbon(SMBC) and nitrogen(SMBN) were investigated in a continuous field experiment with wheat and maize rotation. Four treatments with 3 replicates each, sewage sludge applied at 0 t·hm-2(CK), 15 t·hm-2(A1), 30 t·hm-2(A2) and 45 t·hm-2(A3), were designed. The A3 treatment, significantly increased SOM contents in both wheat and maize season(p<0.05), compared with the CK treatment. The average SOM was 17.45 g·kg-1 in wheat season and 26.52 g·kg-1 in maize season, 30.91% and 80.53% higher than the CK, respectively. Both SMBC and SMBN contents were also enhanced significantly(p<0.05) in the A2 and A3 treatments. In wheat season, SMBC content was 225.91 mg·kg-1 and 321.18 mg·kg-1 in A2 and A3 treatments, respectively, being 144.20% and 247.18% greater than in the CK. In maize season, SMBC contents achieved 154.41 mg·kg-1 and 190.75 mg·kg-1, or increased by 29.19% and 59.60% in A2 and A3 treatment, respectively. Likewise, SMBN contents in the A2 and A3 treatments were 13.53 mg·kg-1 and 23.92 mg·kg-1 in wheat and 29.50 mg·kg-1 and 30.71 mg·kg-1 in maize seasons, or 95.52% and 245.66% and 40.08% and 45.82% increments, respectively. In brief, applications of non-hazardous sewage sludge enhance SOM, SMBC and SMBN, thus improving crop production.