Applied and Environmental Soil Science

Biosolids Soil Application: Agronomic and Environmental Implications 2013


Publishing date
22 Nov 2013
Status
Published
Submission deadline
05 Jul 2013

1Department of Natural Resources and Environment, School of Agriculture, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2Department of Ecology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

3Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

4Department of Biology and Medicine, Tula State University, Tula, Russia

5Department of Forestry, Centro de Estudios Ambientales del Mediterráneo (CEAM), Valencia, Spain


Biosolids Soil Application: Agronomic and Environmental Implications 2013

Description

The increasing volume of biosolids generated worldwide during the treatment of wastewaters constitutes an environmental problem. Land application of biosolids is an internationally favoured option because it contributes to recycling organic matter, macro- and micronutrients that improve soil characteristics and have beneficial effects on plant growth, biomass production, and microbial activity. This management may apply to agricultural areas, agroforestry, and the restoration of damaged and degraded ecosystems, where soil properties hamper the production of goods and services. However, the benefits from biosolids application have to be weighed against potential negative effects, such as an increased rate of nitrate leaching and soil contamination with potentially toxic inorganic trace elements, organic contaminants, or pathogens.

This annual issue intends to gather the most recent scientific information on this subject around the world. Authors are invited to submit original research as well as review articles. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Agronomic application–rates, methods, and economics
  • Mineralization of organically bound elements
  • Soil nutrient availability
  • Plant nutrient uptake and nutrition
  • Biosolids N and P management
  • Fate of pollutants and interactions with native soil components
  • Trace elements, including robustness of current application guidelines and directives
  • Changes in soil organic matter fractions
  • Hazardous organic components, including pathogens
  • Effect of biosolids on soil organisms
  • Effect of biosolids on soil’s physical conditions
  • Potential for carbon sequestration
  • Biosolids as a restoration tool of degraded ecosystems and industrial sites
  • Other related topics dealing with biosolids application

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal’s Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/aess/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/aess/bsa13/ according to the following timetable:


Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 314730
  • - Editorial

Biosolids Soil Application: Agronomic and Environmental Implications 2013

Silvana I. Torri | Rodrigo Studart Corrêa | ... | Alejandro Valdecantos
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 147818
  • - Research Article

Sediment, Nutrient, and Bacterial Runoff from Biosolids and Mineral Fertilizer Applied to a Mixed Cool- and Native Warm-Season Grassland in the Ozark Mountains

Cody B. Wallace | Michael G. Burton | ... | Thomas A. DeWitt
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 821768
  • - Review Article

Soil Carbon Sequestration Resulting from Biosolids Application

Silvana I. Torri | Rodrigo Studart Corrêa | Giancarlo Renella
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 694597
  • - Research Article

Characterisation of Organomineral Fertilisers Derived from Nutrient-Enriched Biosolids Granules

Diogenes L. Antille | Ruben Sakrabani | ... | Richard J. Godwin
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 960629
  • - Research Article

Field-Scale Evaluation of Biosolids-Derived Organomineral Fertilisers Applied to Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) in England

Diogenes L. Antille | Ruben Sakrabani | Richard J. Godwin
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 892036
  • - Research Article

Availability and Plant Uptake of Biosolid-Borne Metals

Bon-Jun Koo | Andrew C. Chang | ... | Alexandria Taylor
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 565139
  • - Research Article

Nursery Growing Media: Agronomic and Environmental Quality Assessment of Sewage Sludge-Based Compost

Barbara De Lucia | Giuseppe Cristiano | ... | Giovanni Russo
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 573808
  • - Research Article

Establishment of Native Grasses with Biosolids on Abandoned Croplands in Chihuahua, Mexico

Pedro Jurado-Guerra | J. Santos Sierra-Tristán | ... | Carlos Morales-Nieto
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 981715
  • - Research Article

Temperature Effects on Phosphorus Release from a Biosolids-Amended Soil

Maria L. Silveira | George A. O'Connor
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 835960
  • - Research Article

Residual Effects of Biosolids Application on Forage Production of Semiarid Grassland in Jalisco, Mexico

Pedro Jurado-Guerra | Miguel Luna-Luna | ... | Ruben Saucedo-Teran
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