Recycling organic wastes on agricultural soils improves the soil quality, but the
environmental and health impact of these organic amendments closely depends on their …

In Europe, spreading organic wastes to fertilize soils is an alternative commonly used
instead of chemical fertilizers. Through their contributions of nutrients and organic matter …

Using organic wastes, as soil amendments, is an important alternative to landfilling with
benefits to soil structure, water retention, soil nutrient and organic matter concentrations …

The land spreading of organic wastes in agriculture is a common practice in Europe, under
the regulation of the Directive 86/278/EEC. One of the objectives of this Directive is to …

Scientific literature addressing the influence of pesticides on the growth and reproduction of
earthworm is reviewed. Earthworms are considered as important bioindicators of chemical …

Fermentation in combination with subsequent composting of biowaste is a preferred method
for municipalities to recycle organic byproducts and transform them into useful end products …

Until recently, only a small number of standardized (mainly acute) tests with earthworms and
plants were available for terrestrial risk assessment. However, during the last years various …

Six factors that can alter the sensitivity of organisms in standardized tests compared with the
field have been described (Van Straalen and Denneman, 1989). These factors may cause …

This study aimed to assess the potential impact on soil porewater, surface and groundwater
from the beneficial application of organic wastes to soil, using their eluates and acute …

During years sewage sludges have been worldwide poured in agricultural soils to enhance
vegetal production. The “Landfill 17” located in Gernika-Lumo town (43° 19′ 28.9” N 2° …