Cadmium (Cd) contamination of soil and food crops is a ubiquitous environmental problem
that has resulted from uncontrolled industrialization, unsustainable urbanization and …

Biodegradable material, primarily composed of food waste, accounts for 40–70 wt% of
municipal solid waste (MSW) in developing countries. Therefore, to establish a sustainable …

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 …

The content, behaviour and significance of heavy metals in composted waste materials is
important from two potentially conflicting aspects of environmental legislation in terms of:(a) …

Since their introduction in the late 1970s, sequential extraction procedures have
experienced a rapid increase in use. They are now applied for a large number of potentially …

Intensive farming generally needs large addition of organic matter to maintain fertility and
enhance crop yields. Sewage sludge/biosolids are by-products of municipal and industrial …

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of compost application on the
immobilization and biotoxicity of Cd in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) potted soils. Soils …

ABSTRACT A pot experiment was conducted to determine the effect of compost and bio-
fertilizers on the growth, yield and oil constituents of marjoram (Majorana hortensis L.). Forty …

Despite the connections between soils and human health, there has not been a great
amount of attention focused on this area when compared to many other fields of scientific …

The hypothesis tested in this study was that some essential oil crops could be to grown as
alternatives to edible crops in heavy metal enriched soils. Experiments were conducted to …