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Soil Enzymology in the Recycling of Organic Wastes and Environmental Restoration pp 195–210Cite as

Evaluation of the Biological Activity in a Gypsiferous Soil Co-Amended with Residues

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The use of different types of residues for soil amendment is encouraged by environmental policies to improve waste management. These materials supply organic matter and nutrients to the soil and contribute the establishment of vegetal cover, which plays an important role in preventing erosion processes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the rehabilitation process of a degraded soil in a long-term field experiment located in Aranjuez (Madrid) and to assess the influence of the process on the biological activity of the soil. The soil was amended with recycled de-inking paper sludge (P) and was co-amended with either sewage sludge composted with pruning wastes (CP) or thermally dried sewage sludge (TD) in experimental plots (30 × 10 m). The vegetal cover was introduced by sowing a mixture of herbaceous species (grasses and legumes). Three years after the application, different effects on soil properties were observed. The recycled de-inking paper sludges (P) enhanced physical soil properties and increased organic matter. When they were combined with sewage sludge (composted or thermally dried), the treatments resulted in increased nutrient content in the soil and an important development of the vegetal cover when compared to the control soil. In general, the organic waste induced changes in soil enzyme activities (β-glucosidase, phosphatase alkaline, and urease) depending on the treatment applied. A decay in bacterial biodiversity as assessed through the PCR-DGEE profile was observed in the amended soil relative to the control soil.

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    M. Carmen Lobo, M. José Martínez-Iñigo, Araceli Pérez-Sanz, Gerardo Cabezas, Antonio Plaza & M. Angeles Vicente

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Lobo, M.C. et al. (2011). Evaluation of the Biological Activity in a Gypsiferous Soil Co-Amended with Residues. In: Trasar-Cepeda, C., Hernández, T., García, C., Rad, C., González-Carcedo, S. (eds) Soil Enzymology in the Recycling of Organic Wastes and Environmental Restoration. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21162-1_14

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