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Microbial Biomass and Activity in a Calcareous Soil Amended with Municipal Solid Waste Compost

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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The dynamics of soil health indicators such as microbial biomass , urease and acid phosphatase activities, in a calcareous soil  amended with different doses of Borg Elarab municipal solid waste compost (MSWC) were studied over 120 days of incubation at 30o C at 60% of soil water holding capacity. The parameters were found to increase with the increase in doses of MSWC. Soil microbial biomass (MB) activity reached peak values at 30 days of incubation and then gradually decreased up to 120 days of incubation. Urease and acid phosphatase activities showed peak values at 60 and 90 days of incubation, respectively. The increase in soil enzyme activities with the fall in MB suggested that the release of enzymes was associated with lysis of microbial cells at the end of their life cycle. There was no indication of any detrimental effect on soil health indicators of application of MSWC to soil
ples included 132 employees representing about 77.19% of the research population. The data was collected through questionnaires and personal interviews. The following are the main findings of the study:
 
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DOI

10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2015.2912

Keywords

microbial biomass, Calcareous soil, Municipal solid waste, compost, Borg Elarab

Authors

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Elsoury, A. H.

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A.E. Shouman

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Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering Agricultural Research Center, Egypt Institute of Environment Studies Research Ain Shams University, Egypt

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drhussien_elsoury@yahoo.com

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S.A.E.

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Abdelrazek

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Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

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H. M.

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Elkony

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Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

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36

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JULY-SEPTEMBER

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530

Issue Date

2015-09-01

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2015-08-20

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2015-09-01

Page Start

262

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266

Print ISSN

1110-0176

Online ISSN

2536-9784

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ASEJAIQJSAE_Volume 36_Issue JULY-SEPTEMBER_Pages 262-266.pdf

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https://asejaiqjsae.journals.ekb.eg/article_2912.html

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Alexandria Science Exchange Journal

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https://asejaiqjsae.journals.ekb.eg/

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Microbial Biomass and Activity in a Calcareous Soil Amended with Municipal Solid Waste Compost

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22 Jan 2023