@article {Nikolaidis:1999:1061-4303:368,
	author = "Nikolaidis, Nikolaos P. and Chheda, Pradeep and Lackovic, Jeffrey A. and Guillard, Karl and Simpson, Barbara and Pedersen, Tom",
	title = "Nitrogen Mobility in Biosolid-Amended Glaciated Soil",
	journal = "Water Environment Research",
	volume = "71",
	number = "3",
	year = "1999",
	abstract = "The potential leaching and availability of nitrogen in biosolids and biosolid-amended glaciated soil were investigated using mineralization and column studies. Aerobic and anaerobic mineralization studies were conducted to assess nitrogen mineralization potential from biosolid-amended glaciated soils and estimate long- and short-term mineralization rates of products. Semicontinuous column studies were conducted to assess the leachability of nitrogen from biosolid-amended soil under simulated unsaturated soil conditions. This study used a Paxton soil because its characteristics are typical of glaciated soil found in New England. Three types of biosolids, which are representative of biosolids currently available in Connecticut, were evaluated: composted biosolids (compost), cement kiln dust stabilized (CKD) biosolids, and heat-dried biosolids (pellet). Results indicate that the pellet product had the greatest mineralization potential (based on unmixed biosolids) at 5 317 mg N/kg, followed by compost (324 mg N/kg) and CKD biosolids (58 mg N/kg). Nitrogen mineralized for the anaerobic test (mixed with soil) varied from 56 to 90% of the total nitrogen and for the aerobic test varied from 19 to 57%. The CKD biosolids percolate consisted primarily of nitrate and nitrite, whereas the predominant nitrogen species found in compost and pellet biosolids percolate was ammonium. Results suggest that one-time application of biosolids at agronomic or liming rates (whichever is limiting) will cause minimal effects to groundwater.",
	pages = "368-376",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/wef/wer/1999/00000071/00000003/art00016",
	doi = "doi:10.2175/106143097X122194",
	keyword = "BIOSOLIDS, LEACHABILITY, MINERALIZATION, NITROGEN, NITRATE, PAXTON SOIL, AGRONOMIC RATE, GLACIATED SOIL"
}