Soil quality is the competence of soil to perform necessary functions that are able to maintain
animal and plant productivity of the soil. Soil consists of various physical, chemical, and …

Application of biosolids to agricultural land has gained increasing attention due to their rich
nutrient content. There are a variety of treatment processes for converting sewage sludge to …

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 …

Effect of chemical fertilizers and organic amendments on soil chemical and microbiological
properties were studied in soils receiving these amendments over a period of 3 years under …

Sewage sludge is increasingly used as an organic amendment to soil, especially to soil
containing little organic matter. However, little is known about utility of this organic …

On the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, the use of secondary-treated municipal wastewater
in irrigation was introduced with the construction of the first wastewater treatment plants in …

In Mediterranean countries, millions of tons of wastes from viticulture and winery industries
are produced every year. This study describes the ability of the earthworm Eisenia andrei to …

The abundance of microplastics (MPs) in soil environments has attracted significant
attentions, due to their impact on soil physico-chemical properties. However, limited …

The main objective of this study was to determine some chemical, physical properties and
extracellular enzymatic activities of soil modified after forestland transformation into cropland …

A solution for environmentally wiser agriculture is the use of composted organic wastes as
soil amendments. Just as this alleviates the problem of recycling organic residues, it …