Table 15 Comparison of sludge heavy metal content with national standard limits.

From: Study on enhanced sludge dewatering and mechanism by modified corn straw powder in conjunction with tannic acid

“Sludge Disposal and Mixed Landfilling of Municipal Sewage Treatment Plants”

(CJ/T 249–2007) (mg/kg)

Pb

Cr

As

Cd

≤ 100

≤ 300

≤ 30

≤ 10

Sludge cake (mg/kg)

23 ± 0.36

18 ± 0.45

12 ± 0.35

0.55 ± 0.02

MCSP sludge cake (mg/kg)

20.7 ± 0.40

16.1 ± 0.35

10.8 ± 0.30

0.50 ± 0.020

MCSP-TA sludge cake (mg/kg)

19.1 ± 0.40

14.8 ± 0.35

10.0 ± 0.30

0.46 ± 0.020

“Water Quality Standards for Sewage Discharge into Urban Sewers”

(CJ343-2010)(mg/L)

≤ 1

≤ 1.5

≤ 0.5

≤ 0.1

Sludge filtrate (mg/L)

0.029 ± 0.0015

0.024 ± 0.0015

0.040 ± 0.0020

0.059 ± 0.0025

MCSP sludge filtrate (mg/L)

0.034 ± 0.0015

0.028 ± 0.0015

0.048 ± 0.0020

0.071 ± 0.0030

MCSP-TA sludge filtrate (mg/L)

0.041 ± 0.0020

0.033 ± 0.0015

0.057 ± 0.0025

0.084 ± 0.0035