[HTML][HTML] Comparing straw, compost, and biochar regarding their suitability as agricultural soil amendments to affect soil structure, nutrient leaching, microbial …

M Siedt, A Schäffer, KEC Smith, M Nabel… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The emission of nutrients and pesticides from agricultural soils endangers natural habitats.
Here, we review to which extent carbon-rich organic amendments help to retain nutrients …

A review of the use of composted municipal solid waste in agriculture

JC Hargreaves, MS Adl, PR Warman - Agriculture, ecosystems & …, 2008 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) compost is increasingly used in agriculture as a soil
conditioner but also as a fertilizer. Proponents of this practice consider it an important …

Toxicity and bioremediation of pesticides in agricultural soil

G Odukkathil, N Vasudevan - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio …, 2013 - Springer
Pesticides are one of the persistent organic pollutants which are of concern due to their
occurrence in various ecosystems. In nature, the pesticide residues are subjected to …

Optimizing the process of food waste compost and valorizing its applications: A case study of Saudi Arabia

M Waqas, AS Nizami, AS Aburiazaiza… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper aims to (1) examine the challenges in the compost facilities of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia (KSA),(2) optimize the composting techniques using indigenous natural zeolite …

Adsorption of ionisable pesticides in soils

M Kah, CD Brown - … contamination and toxicology: Continuation of residue …, 2006 - Springer
Pesticides are intensively used in agriculture, and much effort is expended to manage and
reduce possible deleterious effects on the environment. The soil compartment has a major …

Factors influencing degradation of pesticides in soil

M Kah, S Beulke, CD Brown - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Degradation and sorption of six acidic pesticides (2, 4-D, dicamba, fluroxypyr, fluazifop-P,
metsulfuron-methyl, and flupyrsulfuron-methyl) and four basic pesticides (metribuzin …

Influence of organic amendment on the biodegradation and movement of pesticides

G Briceño, G Palma, N Durán - Critical reviews in environmental …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
An increase of organic waste coming from different humans and productive activities is a
continuous concern, and their application in soil is proposed many times as a solution to …

Influence of different agricultural management practices on soil microbial community over dissipation time of two herbicides

C García-Delgado, V Barba-Vicente… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil microbiology could be affected by the presence of pesticide residues during intensive
farming, potentially threatening the soil environment. The aim here was to assess the …

Soil fungi for bioremediation of pesticide toxicants: A perspective

D Mohapatra, SK Rath, PK Mohapatra - Geomicrobiology Journal, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Soil is the basis of all agroecosystem and its health is of utmost importance for the better
productivity and sustainability of agriculture but soil health is constantly deteriorating due to …

Influence of herbicide triasulfuron on soil microbial community in an unamended soil and a soil amended with organic residues

E Pose-Juan, JM Igual, MJ Sánchez-Martín… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The effect of organic amendments and pesticides on a soil microbial community has
garnered considerable interest due to the involvement of microorganisms in numerous soil …