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Characterisation and Feasibility Assessment of Recycled Paper Mill Sludges for Land Application in Relation to the Environment Rosazlin Abdullah 1, Che Fauziah Ishak 2, Wan Rasidah Kadir 3 and Rosenani Abu Bakar 2 1. Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: rosazlin@um.edu.my; Tel.: +60-3-7967-4360 2. Department of Land Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; E-Mail: cfauziah@upm.edu.my ; rosenani@upm.edu.my 3. Soil Management Branch, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong 52109, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; E-Mail: rashidah@frim.gov.my The disposal of industrial paper mill sludge waste is a big issue and has a great importance all over the world. A study was conducted to determine the chemical properties of recycled paper mill sludge (RPMS) and assess its possibilities for land application. RPMS samples were collected from six different paper mills in Malaysia and analysed for physical and chemical properties, heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, 13C- NMR spectra and for the presence of dioxins/furans. Data show the RPMS therefore contains significant amount of nutrients with safe levels of heavy metals and PAHs for environment and can be used as a fertiliser and soil amendment for land application.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 9314-9329; doi:10.3390/ijerph120809314
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