Soil amendments with organic wastes reduce the toxicity of nickel to soil enzyme activities

• Published in: European journal of soil biology Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 129 - 140
• Main Authors: Tejada, M., Moreno, J.L., Hernández, M.T., García, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Elsevier Masson SAS 2008; Editions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biochemistry and biology; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties; Crushed cotton gin compost; Ecological dose; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agronomy. Plant production; Nickel polluted soil; Other nutrients. Amendments. Solid and liquid wastes. Sludges and slurries; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; Poultry manure; Soil and water pollution; Soil enzymatic activities; Soil science; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility. Fertilization. Amendments; Nickel polluted soil; Crushed cotton gin compost; Soil enzymatic activities; Ecological dose; Poultry manure; Compost; Organic waste; Toxicity; Ecology; Soil pollution; Heavy metal; Soils; Enzymatic activity; Nickel; Soil science; Cotton ginning; Organic amendment

The effects of adding a crushed cotton gin compost (CCGC) and poultry manure (PM) on the biological properties of a Typic Xerofluvent soil contaminated with Ni were studied in the laboratory. Urease, BBA-protease, alkaline phosphatase, β-glucosidase and arylsulfatase activities were measured in soil...