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This study evaluated dehydrated sewage sludge (SS) as an organic amendment and the partial replacement of mineral P fertilizers in lettuce cultivation. Struvite, a byproduct of WWTPs, was also investigated as a sustainable P source. A 43-day greenhouse pot experiment assessed SS (12 t\/ha) and struvite (at two P rates: 30 and 60 kg P2O5\/ha), both alone and combined. SS significantly increased soil OM (p &lt; 0.001), though long-term applications would be required to enhance this effect. The highest struvite rate (60 kg P2O5\/ha) yielded the greatest extractable soil-P levels (150 \u00b1 8.1 mg P2O5\/kg), while its combination with SS further increased extractable P (&gt;250 mg P2O5\/kg), indicating a stable soil P pool. The highest plant dry biomass (8.9 \u00b1 1.1 g, p &lt; 0.05) also occurred under the highest struvite dosage. Complementary effects between SS and struvite were observed in foliar K, Ca, Mg, and S contents, although no significant interaction between both was found for P content. Adequate foliar P levels (0.40\u20130.52%) were achieved only in treatments containing SS, indicating its essential role in improving plant P nutrition.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/agronomy15112589","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,10]],"date-time":"2025-11-10T17:45:34Z","timestamp":1762796734000},"page":"2589","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Greenhouse Evaluation of the Agronomic Potential of Urban Wastewater-Based Fertilizers: Sewage Sludge and Struvite for Lettuce Production in Sandy Soil"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0944-8632","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andreia F.","family":"Santos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CERES\u2014Chemical Engineering and Renewable Resources for Sustainability, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Gon\u00e7alo","family":"Carreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"LEAF\u2014Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Center, Associate Laboratory TERRA, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7732-9072","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mariana","family":"Mota","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"LEAF\u2014Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Center, Associate Laboratory TERRA, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0739-1238","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lic\u00ednio M.","family":"Gando-Ferreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CERES\u2014Chemical Engineering and Renewable Resources for Sustainability, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9651-2427","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Margarida J.","family":"Quina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CERES\u2014Chemical Engineering and Renewable Resources for Sustainability, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3225-3358","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paula","family":"Alvarenga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"LEAF\u2014Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Center, Associate Laboratory TERRA, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"150106","DOI":"10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2021.150106","article-title":"Soil Degradation in the European Mediterranean Region: Processes, Status and Consequences","volume":"805","author":"Ferreira","year":"2022","journal-title":"Sci. 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