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The compost used, was produced in a pilot plant in which household refuse from Attica Region was treated. The composting took place in piles using forced aeration with air blow and suction. In compost, soil, and manure, that were used for the cultivation of pepper plants in pots and under greenhouse experimental conditions, the following metals were determined: Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb, Cu, Zn, Mn. There were also determined the metals fraction concentrations in compost. In part of the experimental cultivation, natural zeolite was used in various compositions with compost and soil. The natural zeolite used was the clinoptilolite. The removal of metals in compost and the compost-soil system were studied, and the metal contents in the leaves, body, crops, and roots of the plants were determined.The results showed that the plants contained lower quantities of metals when cultivated with zeolite and even lower when more zeolite was used.
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Kapetanios, E.G. (1996). Heavy Metals Removal by Clinoptilolite in Pepper Cultivation using Compost. In: de Bertoldi, M., Sequi, P., Lemmes, B., Papi, T. (eds) The Science of Composting. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1569-5_89
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