Review Article
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]).
| Composta | 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] |
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aBS: biosolids; MSW: municipal solid waste; YT: yard trimmings.
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