Using marble wastes as a soil amendment for acidic soil neutralization

Autor:	Ekrem Kalkan, Gulsen Tozsin, Taşkın Öztaş, Ali Ihsan Arol
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Plant growth Environmental Engineering Waste management Amendment General Medicine Limiting Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Management Monitoring Policy and Law Pulp and paper industry Neutralization Refuse Disposal Soil conditioner Soil Soil pH Soil water Acids Waste Management and Disposal Geology
Zdroj:	Journal of Environmental Management. 133:374-377
ISSN:	0301-4797
Popis:	One of the most important factors limiting plant growth is soil pH. The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of marble waste applications on neutralization of soil acidity. Marble quarry waste (MQW) and marble cutting waste (MCW) were applied to an acid soil at different rates and their effectiveness on neutralization was evaluated by a laboratory incubation test. The results showed that soil pH increased from 4.71 to 6.36 and 6.84 by applications of MCW and MQW, respectively. It was suggested that MQW and MCW could be used as soil amendments for the neutralization of acid soils and thus the negative impact of marble wastes on the environment could be reduced.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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