A review of the use of composted municipal solid waste in agriculture

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Hargreaves, J C ^a   Adl, M S ^a   Warman, P R ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Coastal BioAgresearch Ltd ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Compost; Metal contamination; Municipal solid waste; Organic waste recycling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COMPOST; FERTILIZER; METAL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING;

EID: 35348976751     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.07.004     Document Type: Review

References (80)

1. Abu Qdais H.A., and Hamoda M.F. Enhancement of carbon and nitrogen transformations during composting of municipal solid waste. J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A-Toxic/Hazard. Substances Environ. Eng. A39 2 (2004) 409-420
2. Amlinger F., Gotz B., Dreher P., Geszti J., and Weissteiner C. Nitrogen in biowaste and yard waste compost: dynamics of mobilization and availability-a review. Eur. J. Soil Biol. 39 (2003) 107-116
3. Annabi M., Houot S., Francou C., Poitrenaud M., and LeBissonnais Y. Soil aggregate stability improvement with urban composts of different maturities. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 71 (2007) 413-423
4. Bar-Tal A., Yermiyahu U., Beraud J., Keinan M., Rosenberg R., Zohar D., Rosen V., and Fine P. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium uptake by wheat and their distribution following successive, annual compost applications. J. Environ. Qual. 33 (2004) 1855-1865
5. Bhattacharyya P., Chakrabarti K., and Chakraborty A. Effect of MSW compost on microbiological and biochemical soil quality indicators. Compost Sci. Util. 11 3 (2003) 220-227
6. Bhattacharyya P., Chakraborty A., Bhattacharya B., and Chakrabarti K. Evaluation of MSW compost as a component of integrated nutrient management in wetland rice. Compost Sci. Util. 11 4 (2003) 343-350
7. Brady N., and Weil R. The Nature and Properties of Soils. 12th ed. (1996), Prentice, New Jersey, USA pp. 385, 495
8. Brunori C., Cremisini C., D'Annibale L., Massanisso P., and Pinto V. A kinetic study of trace element leachability from abandoned-mine-polluted soil treated with SS-MSW compost and red mud. Comparison with results from sequential extraction. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 381 (2005) 1347-1354
9. Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), 2005. PIN 1340: Guidelines for Compost Quality, Support Document for Compost Quality Criteria.
10. Crecchio C., Curci M., Mininni R., Ricciuti P., and Ruggiero P. Short-term effects of municipal solid waste compost amendments on soil carbon and nitrogen content, some enzyme activities and genetic diversity. Biol. Fert. Soils 34 (2001) 311-318
11. Crecchio C., Curci M., Pizzigallo M., Ricciuti P., and Ruggiero P. Effects of municipal solid waste compost amendments on soil enzyme activities and bacterial genetic diversity. Soil Biol. Biochem. 36 (2004) 1595-1605
12. Deportes I., Benoit-Guyod J., and Zmirou D. Hazard to man and the environment posed by the use of urban waste compost: a review. Sci. Total Environ. 172 (1995) 197-222
13. deHaan S. Results of municipal waste compost research over more than fifty years at the Institute for Soil Fertility at Haren/Groningen, the Netherlands. Neth. J. Agric. 29 (1981) 49-61
14. Epstein E. The Science of Composting (1997), Technomic Pub. Co., Lancaster PA 487 p.
15. Eriksen G., Coale F., and Bollero G. Soil nitrogen dynamics and maize production in municipal solid waste amended soil. Agron. J. 91 (1999) 1009-1016
16. Gallardo-Lara F., Azcon M., and Polo A. Phytoavailability and fractions of iron and manganese in calcareous soil amended with composted urban waste. J. Environ. Sci. Health B 41 (2006) 1187-1201
17. Garcia-Gil J.C., Ceppi S., Velasca M., Polo A., and Senesi N. Long-term effects of amendment with municipal solid waste compost on the elemental and acid functional group composition and pH-buffer capacity of soil humic acid. Geoderma 121 (2004) 135-142
18. Garcia-Gil J.C., Plaza C., Soler-Rovira P., and Polo A. Long-term effects of municipal solid waste compost application on soil enzyme activities and microbial biomass. Soil Biol. Biochem. 32 (2000) 1907-1913
19. Garcia-Gomez A., Bernal M., and Roig A. Carbon mineralisation and plant growth in soil amended with compost samples at different degrees of maturity. Waste Manag. Res. 21 (2003) 161-171
20. Giller K.E., Witter E., and McGrath S.P. Toxicity of heavy metals to microorganisms and microbial processes in agricultural soils: a review. Soil Biol. Biochem. 30 (1998) 1389-1414
21. Giusquiani P.L., Gigliotti G., and Businelli D. Long-term effects of heavy metals from composted municipal waste on some enzyme activities in a cultivated soil. Biol. Fertil. Soils 17 (1994) 257-262
22. Giusquiani P., Marucchini C., and Businelli M. Chemical properties of soils amended with compost of urban waste. Plant Soil 109 (1988) 73-78
23. Hadas A., and Portnoy R. Rates of decomposition in soil and release of available nitrogen from cattle manure and municipal waste composts. Compost Sci. Util. 5 3 (1997) 48-54
24. Hansen T., Bhander G., Christensen T., Bruun S., and Jensen L. Life cycle modeling of environmental impacts of application of processed organic municipal solid waste on agricultural land (EASEWASTE). Waste Manag. Res. 124 (2006) 153-166
25. Harad S.J., Malloy T.A., Khan M.A., and Goldfarb T.D. Levels and sources of PCDDs, PCDFs, chlorophenols (CPs), and chlorobenzenes (CBzs) in composts from a municipal yard waste composting facility. Chemosphere 23 2 (1991) 181-191
26. Hassen A., Belguith K., Jedidi N., Cherif A., Cherif M., and Boudabous A. Microbial characterization during composting of municipal solid waste. Bioresour. Technol. 80 (2001) 217-225
27. He X., Logan T., and Traina S. Physical and chemical characteristics of selected U.S. municipal solid waste composts. J. Environ. Qual. 24 (1995) 543-552
28. He X., Traina S., and Logan T. Chemical properties of municipal solid waste compost. J. Environ. Qual. 21 (1992) 318-329
29. Hernando S., Lobo M., and Polo A. Effect of the application of a municipal refuse compost on the physical and chemical properties of soil. Sci. Total Environ. 81/82 (1989) 589-596
30. Hicklenton P., Rodd V., and Warman P.R. The effectiveness and consistency of source-separated municipal solid waste and bard composts as components of container growing media. Sci. Hort. 91 (2001) 365-378
31. Iglesias-Jimenez E., and Alvarez C. Apparent availability of nitrogen in composted municipal refuse. Biol. Fert. Soils 16 (1993) 313-318
32. Iglesias-Jimenez E., Garcia V., Espino M., and Hernandez J. City refuse compost as a phosphorus source to overcome the P-fixation capacity of sesquioxide-rich soils. Plant Soil 148 (1993) 115-127
33. Jakobsen S. Aerobic decomposition of organic wastes 2. Value of compost as fertilizer. Resour. Conserv. Recy. 13 (1995) 57-71
34. King L. Availability of nitrogen in municipal, industrial, and animal wastes. J. Environ. Qual. 13 4 (1984) 609-612
35. Korner I., and Stegmann R. Possibilities for the production of tailor-made composts in terms of their nitrogen content. In: Warman P.R., and Taylor B. (Eds). Proceedings of the International Composting Symposium (2000), CBA Press Inc. (Pubs.), Halifax/Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada 371-397
36. Leita L., and DeNobili M. Water-soluble fractions of heavy metals during composting of municipal solid waste. J. Environ. Qual. 20 (1991) 73-78
37. Liang Y., Leonard J.J., Feddes J.J.R., and McGill W.B. Nitrogen dynamics in composting. In: Warman P.R., and Taylor B. (Eds). Proceedings of the International Composting Symposium (2000), CBA Press Inc. (Pubs.), Halifax/Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada 352-370
38. Logan T.J., Henry C.L., Schnoor J.L., Overcash M., and McAvoy D.C. An assessment of health and environmental risks of trace elements and toxic organics in land-applied municipal solid waste compost. Compost Sci. Util. 7 3 (1999) 38-53
39. Maftoun M., Moshiri F., Karimian N., and Ronaghi A. Effects of two organic wastes in combination with phosphorus on growth and chemical composition of spinach and soil properties. J. Plant Nutr. 27 9 (2004) 1635-1651
40. Mamo M., Rosen C., and Halbach T. Nitrogen availability and leaching from soil amended with municipal solid waste compost. J. Environ. Qual. 28 (1999) 1074-1082
41. Maynard A. Cumulative effect of annual additions of MSW compost on the yield of field-grown tomatoes. Compost Sci. Util. 3 2 (1995) 47-54
42. McBride M. Toxic metal accumulation from agricultural use of sludge: are USEPA regulations protective?. J. Environ. Qual. 24 (1995) 5-18
43. Mkhabela M., and Warman P.R. The influence of municipal solid waste compost on yield, soil phosphorus availability and uptake by two vegetable crops, grown in a Pugwash sandy loam soil in Nova Scotia. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 106 (2005) 57-67
44. Montemurro F., Maiorana M., Convertini G., and Ferri D. Compost organic amendments in fodder crops: effects on yield, nitrogen utilization and soil characteristics. Compost Sci. Util. 14 2 (2006) 114-123
45. Muir D.C.G., and Howard P.H. Are there other persistent organic pollutants? A challenge for environmental chemists. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40 23 (2006) 7157-7166
46. Murillo J., and Cabrera F. Response of clover Trifolium fragiferum cv Salina to a heavy urban compost application. Compost Sci. Util. 5 4 (1997) 15-26
47. Murphy C., and Warman P.R. Effect of MSW compost applications on low-bush blueberry soil and leaf tissue trace elements. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements. Guelph, ON (2001) 166
48. Otten L. Wet-dry composting of organic municipal solid waste: current status in Canada. Can. J. Civil Eng. 28 Suppl. 1 (2001) 124-130
49. Ozores-Hampton M., and Hanlon E. Cadmium, copper, lead, nickel and zinc concentrations in tomato and squash grown in MSW compost-amended calcareous soil. Compost Sci. Util. 5 4 (1997) 40-46
50. Pankhurst C.E., Doube B.M., and Gupta V.V.S.R. Biological Indicators of Soil Health (1997), CABI, Wallingford, UK 451 pp.
51. Pascual J.A., Garcia C., and Hernandez T. Lasting microbiological and biochemical effects of the addition of municipal solid waste to an arid soil. Biol. Fertil. Soils 30 (1999) 1-6
52. Perucci P. Effect of the addition of municipal soild-waste compost on microbial biomass and enzyme activities in soil. Biol. Fertil. Soils 10 (1990) 221-226
53. Pinamonti F., Nicolini G., Dalpiaz A., Stringari G., and Zorzi G. Compost use in viticulture: effects on heavy metal levels in soil and plants. Commun. Soil Sci. Plan. 30 9-10 (1999) 1531-1549
54. Poincelot R. The Biochemistry and Methodology of Composting (1975), The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven
55. Richard T., and Woodbury P. The impact of separation on heavy metal contaminants in municipal solid waste composts. Biomass Bioenerg. 3 3-4 (1992) 195-211
56. Ring R., and Warman P.R. Phosphorus mineralization from three similar municipal solid waste compost-treated soils by two extraction methods. In: Warman P.R., and Taylor B. (Eds). Proceedings of the International Composting Symposium (2000), CBA Press Inc. (Pubs.), Halifax/Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada 449-456
57. Rodd A., Warman P.R., Hicklenton P., and Webb K. Comparison of N fertilizer, source-separated municipal solid waste compost and semi-solid beef manure on the nutrient concentration in boot-stage barley and wheat tissue. Can. J. Soil Sci. 82 (2002) 33-43
58. Sandaa R., Torsvik V., Enger O., Daae F., Castberg T., and Hahn D. Analysis of bacterial communities in heavy metal-contaminated soils at different levels of resolution. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 30 (1999) 237-251
59. Said-Pullicino D., Gigliotti G., and Vella A.J. Environmental fate of triasulfuron in soils amended with municipal waste compost. J. Environ. Qual. 33 (2004) 1743-1751
60. Sebastiao M., Queda A., and Campos L. Effect of municipal soild waste compost on potato production and heavy metal contamination in different types of soil. In: Warman P.R., and Taylor B. (Eds). Proceedings of the International Composting Symposium (2000), CBA Press Inc. (Pubs.), Halifax/Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada 760-772
61. Shanmugam G.S., and Warman P.R. Soil and plant response to organic amendments to three strawberry cultivars. In: Martin-Neto L., Milori D., and daSilva W. (Eds). Proceedings of the International Humic Substances Society (2004), Embrapa (Pub.), Sao Pedro 230-232
62. Shanmugam, G.S., 2005. Soil and plant response of organic amendments on strawberry and half-high blueberry cultivars. Master's Thesis. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
63. Sharpley A., Chapra S., Wedepohl R., Sims J., Daniel T., and Reddy K. Managing agricultural phosphorus for protection of surface waters: issues and options. J. Environ. Qual. 23 (1994) 437-451
64. Smit E., Leeflang K., and Wernars K. Detection of shifts in microbial community structure and diversity in soil caused by copper contamination using amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 23 (1997) 249-261
65. Soumare M., Tack F., and Verloo M. Characterisation of Malian and Belgian solid waste composts with respect to fertility and suitability for land application. Waste Manag. 23 (2003) 517-522
66. Stevenson F. Cycles of Soil: Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulfur Micronutrients (1986), John Wiley and Sons, USA pp. 273-275
67. Tisdell S., and Breslin V. Characterization and leaching of elements from municipal solid waste compost. J. Environ. Qual. 24 (1995) 827-833
68. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000. Biosolids Technology Fact Sheet: Land Application of Biosolids. USEPA 832-F-00-064. USEPA, Office of Water Washington, D.C.
69. Vassilev S.V., and Braekman-Danheux C. Characterization of refuse-derived char from municipal solid waste-2. Occurrence, abundance and source of trace elements. Fuel Process. Technol. 59 2-3 (1999) 135-161
70. Walter I., Martinez F., and Cuevas G. Plant and soil responses to the application of composted MSW in a degraded, semiarid shrubland in central Spain. Compost Sci. Util. 14 2 (2006) 147-154
71. Warman P.R. Bioavailability of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, and Zn from biosolids amended compost. Compost Sci. Util. 3 4 (1995) 40-50
72. Warman P.R. Municipal solid waste compost effects tomato leaf tissue: essential plant nutrients and trace elements. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements. Guelph, ON (2001) 167
73. Warman P.R., and Munroe M.D. Analysis of total inositol phosphates in municipal solid waste compost-treated soils by two-extraction methods. Biol. Fertil. Soils 32 (2000) 89-93
74. Warman P.R., Murphy C., Burnham J., and Eaton L. Soil and plant response to MSW compost applications on lowbush blueberry fields in 2000 and 2001. Small Fruit Rev. 3 1/2 (2004) 19-31
75. Warman P.R., and Rodd V. Influence of source-separated MSW compost on vegetable crop growth and soil properties: year 3. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Meeting of the Composting Council of Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, November 3-5 (1998) 263-273
76. Wolkowski R. Nitrogen management considerations for landspreading municipal solid waste compost. J. Environ. Qual. 32 (2003) 1844-1850
77. Zhang M., Heaney D., Henriquez B., Solberg E., and Bittner E. A four-year study on influence of biosolids/MSW cocompost application in less productive soils in Alberta: nutrient dynamics. Compost Sci. Util. 14 1 (2006) 68-80
78. Zheljazkov V., and Warman P.R. Source-separated municipal soil waste compost application to Swiss chard and basil. J. Environ. Qual. 33 (2004) 542-552
79. Zheljazkov V., and Warman P.R. Phytoavailability and fractionation of copper, manganese, and zinc in soil following application of two composts to four crops. Environ. Pollut. 131 (2004) 187-195
80. Zheljazkov V., Astatkie T., Caldwell C.D., MacLeod J., and Grimmett M. Compost, manure, and gypsum application to timothy/red clover forage. J. Environ. Qual. 35 (2006) 2410-2418