Unpublished Paper
Demonstration of an agroforestry system to minimize pollution hazards from land application of treated municipal sludge
Leopold Center Completed Grant Reports
Project ID
1995-47
Abstract
Iowa has over 700 communities that generate municipal biosolids by various treatment means. These biosolids contain valuable nutrients. In this study, municipal biosolids are applied to trees, perennial grasses, and corn/soybean crops in an alley cropping (repeated tree strips combined with crops) system. The goal is to produce economical quantities of biomass and grains with reduced use of fossil fuel-based fertilizers and minimal environmental impacts.
Principal Investigator(s)
Joe Colletti, Michael Thompson, Richard Schultz, Carl Mize, Irv Anderson
Year of Grant Completion
1998
Disciplines
Citation Information
Joseph P. Colletti, Michael L. Thompson, Richard C. Schultz, Carl W. Mize, et al.. "Demonstration of an agroforestry system to minimize pollution hazards from land application of treated municipal sludge" (1998) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richard_schultz/7/