As land application becomes one of the important waste utilization and disposal practices,
soil is increasingly being seen as a major source of metal (loid) s reaching food chain …

A long-term field experiment utilising barley received four different treatments prior to
sowing: municipal solid waste (MSW) compost at either 20tha− 1 (C20) or 80tha− 1 (C80); …

Intensive maize (Zea mays L.) cropping based on conventional tillage practices has resulted
in soil quality degradation in the Patzcuaro Watershed in central Mexico. A field experiment …

The use of organic amendments produced from organic waste has been widely studied. Not
much is known, however, about the use of such amendments for restoring abandoned or …

We studied the effects of applying different composts (urban organic waste, green waste,
manure and sewage sludge), mineral fertilizer and compost plus mineral fertilizer on …

Microbial properties such as microbial biomass carbon (MBC), arylsulfatase, β-glucosidase
and dehydrogenase activities, and microbial heterotrophic potential, together with several …

We studied the effects of in situ remediation of a heavy metal (HM) contaminated soil on
some soil chemical properties, microbial function and microbial structural diversity after 18 …

Municipal solid waste (MSW) composts have been frequently used as N and C amendments
to improve soil quality and to support plant growth, with the additional benefit of reducing …

The use of composts in agricultural soils is a widespread practice and the positive effects on
soil and plants are known from numerous studies. However, there have been few attempts to …

The dehydrogenase activity (DHA) in the upper 10 cm of forest soils was measured in three
experimental plots (1 ha) in Los Alcornocales Natural Park (southern Spain). In each plot, a …