Use of MSW compost, dried sewage sludge and other wastes as partial substitutes for peat and soil

The use of different materials; peat, sand or forest soil, in the production of substrates for ornamental plants and for revegetating sealed landfills is a practice leading to economic and environmental problems. Therefore, the feasibility of using composted municipal solid wastes (MSW), sewage slud...

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Autores principales: Ingelmo, Florencio, Canet, Rodolfo, Ibanez, M. A., Pomares, Fernando, García, Julio
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6280
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852497001053
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author Ingelmo, Florencio
Canet, Rodolfo
Ibanez, M. A.
Pomares, Fernando
García, Julio
author_browse Canet, Rodolfo
García, Julio
Ibanez, M. A.
Ingelmo, Florencio
Pomares, Fernando
author_facet Ingelmo, Florencio
Canet, Rodolfo
Ibanez, M. A.
Pomares, Fernando
García, Julio
author_sort Ingelmo, Florencio
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description The use of different materials; peat, sand or forest soil, in the production of substrates for ornamental plants and for revegetating sealed landfills is a practice leading to economic and environmental problems. Therefore, the feasibility of using composted municipal solid wastes (MSW), sewage sludge and other organic wastes to produce alternative substrates for ornamental plants and to improve the re-vegetation of a closed landfill has been investigated. For substrate production, 50% of the peat content in a common substrate used in Spanish nurseries was successfully replaced with different mixtures of MSW compost, dry sewage sludge, grape marc, rice hull and pine bark, reducing the cost of substrates while not diminishing the quality of plants produced, and using similar amounts of water and nutrients. Regarding re-vegetation of the landfill, the usual 20–40 cm thick layer of fertile soil was successfully replaced with just 5–10 cm of non-fertile soil together with a superficial layer of MSW compost (45 t ha−1) or dry sewage sludge (90 t ha−1), and bushy authoctonous vegetation was introduced later as usual. Good and fast vegetation covering of the landfill was observed after both treatments, which was similar to that obtained with standard and environmentally aggressive revegetating procedures.
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spelling ReDivia62802025-04-25T14:46:43Z Use of MSW compost, dried sewage sludge and other wastes as partial substitutes for peat and soil Ingelmo, Florencio Canet, Rodolfo Ibanez, M. A. Pomares, Fernando García, Julio P30 Soil science and management Sewage sludge Composts Peat Soil The use of different materials; peat, sand or forest soil, in the production of substrates for ornamental plants and for revegetating sealed landfills is a practice leading to economic and environmental problems. Therefore, the feasibility of using composted municipal solid wastes (MSW), sewage sludge and other organic wastes to produce alternative substrates for ornamental plants and to improve the re-vegetation of a closed landfill has been investigated. For substrate production, 50% of the peat content in a common substrate used in Spanish nurseries was successfully replaced with different mixtures of MSW compost, dry sewage sludge, grape marc, rice hull and pine bark, reducing the cost of substrates while not diminishing the quality of plants produced, and using similar amounts of water and nutrients. Regarding re-vegetation of the landfill, the usual 20–40 cm thick layer of fertile soil was successfully replaced with just 5–10 cm of non-fertile soil together with a superficial layer of MSW compost (45 t ha−1) or dry sewage sludge (90 t ha−1), and bushy authoctonous vegetation was introduced later as usual. Good and fast vegetation covering of the landfill was observed after both treatments, which was similar to that obtained with standard and environmentally aggressive revegetating procedures. 2019-11-25T09:01:17Z 2019-11-25T09:01:17Z 1998 Ingelmo, F., Canet, R., Ibanez, M. A., Pomares, F., & García, J. (1998). Use of MSW compost, dried sewage sludge and other wastes as partial substitutes for peat and soil. Bioresource Technology, 63(2), 123-129. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6280 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00105-3 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852497001053 en Elsevier electronico
spellingShingle P30 Soil science and management
Sewage sludge
Composts
Peat
Soil
Ingelmo, Florencio
Canet, Rodolfo
Ibanez, M. A.
Pomares, Fernando
García, Julio
Use of MSW compost, dried sewage sludge and other wastes as partial substitutes for peat and soil
title Use of MSW compost, dried sewage sludge and other wastes as partial substitutes for peat and soil
title_full Use of MSW compost, dried sewage sludge and other wastes as partial substitutes for peat and soil
title_fullStr Use of MSW compost, dried sewage sludge and other wastes as partial substitutes for peat and soil
title_full_unstemmed Use of MSW compost, dried sewage sludge and other wastes as partial substitutes for peat and soil
title_short Use of MSW compost, dried sewage sludge and other wastes as partial substitutes for peat and soil
title_sort use of msw compost dried sewage sludge and other wastes as partial substitutes for peat and soil
topic P30 Soil science and management
Sewage sludge
Composts
Peat
Soil
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6280
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852497001053
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