title: The application of the Biolog EcoPlate approach in ecotoxicological evaluation of dairy sewage sludge.
abstract: An increasing amount of sewage sludge requires reasonable management, whereas its storage might be environmentally hazardous. Due to the organic matter and nutrient presence in sediments, it may be used as organic fertilizer. However, beyond the valuable contests, sewage sludge can also contain toxic or dangerous ingredients like heavy metals. Therefore, there is a need to develop methods for rapid assessment of sediment ecotoxicity that will determine its possible applicability in agriculture. The Biolog® EcoPlate enables the metabolic profile diversity evaluation of microbial populations in environmental samples, which reflects the state of their activity. It is regarded as a modern technology that by means of biological properties allows quick characterization of the ecological status of environmental samples, such as sewage sludge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil and Plant System, Institute of Agrophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Doswiadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gryta
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil and Plant System, Institute of Agrophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Doswiadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland. m.frac@ipan.lublin.pl.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frąc
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil and Plant System, Institute of Agrophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Doswiadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Karolina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oszust
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003612:Dairying; D054750:Ecotoxicology / Q000379:methods*; D005308:Fertilizers; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D005308:Fertilizers; D012722:Sewage