Land Application of Biosolids in the USA: A Review

Table 3

Benefits of biosolids composts used in growing media for vegetable transplants (modified from [59]).

Compost^a	Growth response	Reference
BS	Tomato and cabbage dry wt. and stem diameter = peat-lite	[60]
BS	Broccoli, cabbage, eggplant, lettuce, pepper, and tomato dry wt. increased linearly over 8-week period	[61]
BS	% emergence slightly < peat-lite, plant height  >  peat-lite	[62]
BS/MSW	Lettuce and cabbage dry wt. = peat-lite	[63]
YT + BS	Tomato dry wt., leaf area, and stem diameter > peat-lite	[64]

^aBS: biosolids; MSW: municipal solid waste; YT: yard trimmings.