Plants' use of leachate derived from municipal solid waste

• Published in: Journal of environmental quality Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 1083 - 1089
• Main Authors: Revel, J.C, Morard, P, Bailly, J.R, Labbe, H, Berthout, C, Kaemmerer, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madison, WI American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America 01.07.1999; Crop Science Society of America; American Society of Agronomy
• Subjects: Agricultural sciences; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biological and medical sciences; BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; CHLORIDES; Earth Sciences; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agronomy. Plant production; Geochemistry; LEACHATES; Life Sciences; Lolium; MUNICIPAL WASTES; Other nutrients. Amendments. Solid and liquid wastes. Sludges and slurries; PHENOLS; PLANT GROWTH; plant nutrition; POTASSIUM; Sciences of the Universe; SODIUM; Soil study; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility. Fertilization. Amendments; SOILS; SOLID WASTES; waste utilization; Tarn-et-Garonne; Midi Pyrénées; France; Europe; Monocotyledones; Organic matter; Electrical conductivity; Growth; Toxicity; Lolium multiflorum; Household refuse; Anaerobic digestion; Characterization; Amendment; Pot growing; Gramineae; Angiospermae; Solid waste; Lagooning; pH; Spermatophyta; Chemical composition; Fodder crop; Leachate; Phenols; Soil-grown plants

Leachate was collected from a watertight pit at a landfill center dealing mainly with household refuse and plant waste. This effluent was characterized by a moderate organic matter content, a pH slightly higher than neutral and strong electrical conductivity. This latter was due to the presence of c...