Effect of Municipal Solid Waste Compost and Sewage Sludge on Chemical Properties Soil

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Article 2, Volume 26, Issue 6, January 2013, Pages 1329-1338   

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.22067/jsw.v0i0.19236

Authors

F. Akbarnejad^* ; A. Astaraei; A. Fotovat; M. Nasiri Mahalati

Abstract

Recently Application of municipal solid waste compost and sewage sludge on the farm land had received considerable attention. These organic wastes provides a valuable source of organic matter and enhances crop yield and soil fertility by improving soil physical, chemical and biological properties. To evaluate the influences of municipal solid waste compost (MSWC) and sewage sludge (SS) on chemical properties of soil an experiment was conducted with Municipal solid waste compost at 0, 15, 30 ton/ha (C0, C15 and C30) and sewage sludge at 0, 15, 30 ton/ha (S0, S15 and S30) in a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design with three replications in greenhouse of Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Results showed that municipal solid waste compost and sewage sludge and their interaction effects had significant effects on soil chemical properties. With increasing amounts of municipal solid waste compost and sewage sludge, organic carbon and electrical conductivity of soil increased. Portion of Sewage sludge compared to municipal solid waste compost in increasing of organic nitrogen is lower. The most amount of soil organic nitrogen was observed in municipal solid waste treatments. Also use of these wastes together decreased soil acidity.

Keywords

Electrical conductivity; Organic wastes; Organic carbon; Organic nitrogen