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21 October 2022 Enzyme activity after applying alkaline biosolids to agricultural soil
Bingjie Sun, Cynthia M. Kallenbach, Michael Y. Boh, O. Grant Clark, Joann K. Whalen
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Municipal wastewater biosolids are nutrient-rich residuals with potential as crop fertilizer, if their alkalinity does not adversely affect soil biochemical processes. This study assessed the potential soil enzyme activity after three annual applications of biosolids in a conventionally tilled field under silage corn (Zea mays L.). Biosolids were municipal wastewater sludge treated by mesophilic anaerobic digestion, lime stabilization, or composting, compared with urea fertilizer and an unfertilized control. Generally, the potential soil enzyme activity did not change with biosolids application, but the N-acetylglucosaminidase activity increased in soil amended with lime-stabilized biosolids, which also had higher soil pH and greater soil NH4+ concentration.

Bingjie Sun, Cynthia M. Kallenbach, Michael Y. Boh, O. Grant Clark, and Joann K. Whalen "Enzyme activity after applying alkaline biosolids to agricultural soil," Canadian Journal of Soil Science 103(2), 372-376, (21 October 2022). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2022-0056
Received: 9 April 2022; Accepted: 18 October 2022; Published: 21 October 2022
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KEYWORDS
biosolids
hydrolytic enzyme
maize
Organic fertilizer
sewage sludge
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