Heavy metal extractable forms in sludge from wastewater
2002-05-01· In relation to the strictest current legislation regarding heavy metal content of sludge, or rather, that which regulates the use of sludge from treatment plants for agricultural purposes (Council Directive 86/278/CEE, 12 June, 1986; R.D. 1310/1990, 1990; USEPA, 1993), none of the heavy metal levels recorded here exceeded permissible limits for application of these sludges to soils with a pH