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Azole antifungal contaminants disrupt mycorrhizal function and risk agricultural sustainability

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Global food production is increasingly threatened by soil degradation, climate change and the rising costs of synthetic fertilisers. Circular agriculture, which promotes resource reuse, is a promising solution, but using treated wastewater and biosolids in farming introduces risks from emerging contaminants like pharmaceutical residues.
Emily K. Durant, Katie J. Field, J. Brett Sallach, Sara Moeskjær, Alex Williams, Laura J. Carter   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil greenhouse gas dynamics under biosolid amendments based on laboratory, field, and modeling approaches

Frontiers in Environmental Science
The rise in human population and the advent of biological wastewater treatment has led to increased biosolid production, which requires sustainable solutions to mitigate potential negative impacts associated with the disposal of biosolids.
Shaima Khalifah, Lizzie Booker, Madison K. Wilson, Shelby D. Johnson, Justin M. Hutchison, Mary E. Foltz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agronomic Efficiency of Biosolid as Source of Nitrogen to Banana Plants

Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2015
Sewage sludge (SS) or biosolid has been studied as source of nutrient for several different plant species. It also contributes to soil fertility recycling organic matter and plant nutrients.
Luiz Antonio Junqueira Teixeira, Ronaldo Severiano Berton, Aline Reneé Coscione, Luis Alberto Saes, Marcio Koiti Chiba   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heavy metals in the soil and castor bean plants fertilized with sewage sludge stabilized by different processes

Ciência Rural, 2023
: This study evaluated the levels of heavy metals in the soil and castor bean plant after fertilization with sewage sludge (SS) subjected to different stabilization processes.
Altina Lacerda Nascimento, Maria Clara Oliveira Durães, Regynaldo Arruda Sampaio, Geraldo Ribeiro Zuba Junior, Fabiano Barbosa de Souza Prates, Luiz Arnaldo Fernandes, Everaldo Zonta, Nelson Moura Brasil do Amaral Sobrinho   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

An integrated social and natural sciences case study for the reuse of organic wastes as soil amendments

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Reusing organic waste materials, such as animal manure, as soil amendments reduces water and fertiliser demand, contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. However, organic wastes may contain contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), posing potential ecosystem and human health risks. Despite the importance of this issue, there is a lack
Felicity C. T. Elder, Jose‐Luis Fajardo‐Escoffié, Laura Carter, Emily K. Durant, Katie J. Field, John Nightingale, Brett Sallach, Andrea‐Lorena Garduño‐Jiménez   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Production of organic fertilizer based on sewage sludge cultivated with grass under an aeration system

Revista Ceres, 2021
The cultivation of grasses in sewage sludge (SS) with aeration has the potential for stabilization of sludge organic matter in the production of organic fertilizer.
Paulo Henrique Silveira Cardoso, Paula Wellen Barbosa Gonçalves, Gustavo de Oliveira Alves, Rodinei Facco Pegoraro, Regynaldo Arruda Sampaio   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contaminants of emerging concern in agricultural soils: Current understanding, overlooked issues, and future priorities

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in agriculture represent a growing global challenge for food safety and public health. In this review, we synthesized evidence on how substances such as pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) enter soils, accumulate in crops, and affect ecological and human health. We found
Laura J. Carter, Evyatar Ben Mordechay, Benny Chefetz, Zeyou Chen, Xinyi Cui, Jay Gan, Hui Li, Audrey Moores, Xiaoyu Gao   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moderate‐Temperature Hydrothermal Treatment Removes Detectable DNA and Antibiotic Resistance Genes From Municipal Sludge While Preserving Resource Value

Water and Environment Journal, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract shows the overall study design where dewatered wastewater sludge samples were collected and subjected to a range of HT temperatures. Measurement of nucleic acid concentration and antibiotic resistance gene profiles across temperatures showed that HT at moderate temperatures offers sustainable, scalable sludge sanitation and ARG ...
R. Sean Norman, Mirza Isanovic, Gabrielle Kartzmark, Nicole Berge   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Copper and zinc fractionation in biosolid cultivated with Pennisetum purpureum in different periods

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
In order to reduce the effect of heavy metals on the biosolid, it is necessary to promote its phytoremediation. It is important to know the total content and chemical forms of these elements in the residue for analyzing its behavior and potential ...
Ely S. A. de Oliveira, Paulo H. S. Cardoso, Izabelle de P. Sousa, Anarelly C. Alvarenga, Márcio N. Rodrigues, Regynaldo A. Sampaio   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phosphorus release kinetics in a soil amended with biosolids and vermicompost [PDF]

, 2014
Wastewater biosolids are large potential sources of macronutrients for agriculture, conservation and restoration of soils; there are, however, few studies on phosphorus (P) release in soils amended with biosolids.
ESTELLER ALBERICH, MARIA VICENTA, ESTELLER ALBERICH, MARIA VICENTA, ISLAS ESPINOZA, MARINA, ISLAS ESPINOZA, MARINA, Solís Mejía, L., Solís Mejía, L.   +5 more
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