Aslani, Hassan

Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

[ 1 ] - Pollution potential and ecological risk of heavy metals in municipal wastewater treatment plants sludge

Background and Objective: Application of sewage sludge contaminated with heavy metals may cause health and ecological concern. Ecological risk and heavy metals content of sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants of East Azerbaijan province were evaluated in the present study. Materials and Methods: Nine composite samples were taken and analyzed for heavy metals. The geo-accumulation inde...