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Fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during composting of activated sewage sludge with green waste

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The level and fate of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), targeted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), has been studied over 90 days of composting of activated sludge with green waste, under a semi-arid climate. The total PAH calculated from the sum of the amounts of the 16 PAHs in the initial mixture of activated sludge and green waste, was lower than accepted European Union cutoff limits by about 0.48 mg kg À1. The treatment by composting led to a decrease of all PAHs mainly in the stabilization phase, but some differences could be observed between PAHs with three or fewer aromatic rings (N 6 3) and those with four or more (N P 4). The former (except phenanthrene) exhibited a continuous decrease, while the latter PAHs with N of four or more and phenanthrene showed increases in the intermediate stages (30–60 days). This indicates the high potential sorption mainly of PAH with high molecular weight (N P 4) plus phenanthrene, their tight adsorption makes them inaccessible for microbial attack. The high molecular weight PAHs showed a greater reduction of their bioavailability than those of low molecular weight. Naphthalene, with the lowest molecular weight, showed the smallest decrease (about 67.8%) compared to other PAHs of higher molecular weight (decrease reaching 100%). This is in agreement with the fact that the adsorption is less reversible with increased numbers of fused aromatic rings or an increase of their hydrophobicity.

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hal-01184493 , version 1 (07-06-2021)

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M Hafidi, S Amir, A Jouraiphy, P Winterton, M El Gharous, et al.. Fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during composting of activated sewage sludge with green waste. Bioresource Technology, 2008, pp.8819-8823. ⟨10.1016/j.biortech.2008.04.044⟩. ⟨hal-01184493⟩
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