Effects of the agronomic use of olive oil mill wastewater: field experiment
Jordi Sierra1, Esther Martí, M Antonia Garau
1Laboratori d'Edafologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Laboratori d'Edafologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain. sierra@ub.edu
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to assess the effects of olive oil wastewater application on soils. The work consists of field application of the waste at different rates (30, 180, 360 m(3) ha(-1)). Increasing rates of waste enhance the soil fertility due to P, organic matter and N. However, temporary nitrogen immobilisation, increase in salinity values and in phenolic compounds concentrations, both sorbed and soluble forms, have also been observed. Phenolic compounds have been rapidly biodegraded in soil.
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