Exposure assessment of plastics, phthalate plasticizers and their transformation products in diverse bio-based fertilizers

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 918, P. 170501 - 170501

Published: Feb. 2, 2024

Bio-based fertilizers (BBFs) produced from organic waste have the potential to reduce societal dependence on limited and energy-intensive mineral fertilizers. BBFs, thereby, contribute a circular economy for However, BBFs can contain plastic fragments hazardous additives such as phthalate plasticizers, constituting risk agricultural soils environment. This study assesses exposure associated with phthalates in three types of wastes: food industry (AgriFoodInduWaste), sewage sludge (SewSludge), biowaste (i.e., garden, park, kitchen waste). The wastes were various treatments like drying, anaerobic digestion, vermicomposting. number microplastics (0.045–5 mm) increased AgriFoodInduWaste-BBFs (15–258 particles g−1), SewSludge-BBFs (59–1456 g−1) then Biowaste-BBFs (828–2912 g−1). mostly contained packaging plastics (e.g., polyethylene terephthalate), mass (>10 g kg−1) exceeding EU threshold (3 kg−1, >2 mm). Other small (< 1 non-packaging copolymers) amounts below limit. calculated numbers entering via BBF application was high (107–1010 ha−1y−1), but released <7 kg ha−1y−1) compared (95–156 ha−1y−1). concentrations di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP; < 2.5 mg transformation products 8 low benchmark 50 kg−1 DEHP), attributable impact current phase-out DEHP well degradation during treatment. Biowaste-BBF exposed vermicomposting indicated that worms accumulated (4 kg−1). These results are overall positive implementation studied SewSludge-BBFs. safe use requires reducing improving sorting methods minimize contamination environmental impact.

Language: Английский

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Next-generation fertilizers: the impact of bionanofertilizers on sustainable agriculture

Microbial Cell Factories, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: Sept. 20, 2024

Bionanofertilizers are promising eco-friendly alternative to chemical fertilizers, leveraging nanotechnology and biotechnology enhance nutrient uptake by plants improve soil health. They consist of nanoscale materials beneficial microorganisms, offering benefits such as enhanced seed germination, improved quality, increased use efficiency, pesticide residue degradation, ultimately leading crop productivity. designed for targeted delivery nutrients, controlled release, minimizing environmental pollutants, making them a sustainable option agriculture. These fertilizers also have the potential plant growth, provide disease resistance, contribute farming practices. The development bionanofertilizers addresses adverse impact safer productive means fertilization agricultural This review provides substantial evidence supporting in revolutionizing practices, solutions management

Language: Английский

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A narrative review of artificial intelligence to optimize the use of fertilizers: A game changing opportunity

Crop Forage & Turfgrass Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Feb. 6, 2025

Abstract The green revolution, which came after the industrial boosted crop yields produced per unit of land, but it also increased need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides lowered water table salinization. In order to improve farm productivity, soil fertility is crucial preserving fertility, boosting yields, enhancing harvest quality, fertilizer essential. decline in a key constraint food production worldwide, improper nutrient management significant cause this problem. Agroecosystems will implement contemporary technologies produce enough mitigate detrimental effects chemical fertilization on environment. Hence, agri‐food industry progressively utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) increase efficiency, sustainability. AI uses computational models process data identifies patterns predictions or decision‐making. This review emphasizes how technology could be used manure compositions improvement safety quality. We aimed identify role supporting evidences field studies characterize controlled combinations efficient with lowest possible plant toxicity. Also, we discuss constraints challenges agricultural sector. conclusion, AI‐based approaches suggested that combining organic inorganic can synergistically growth yield parameters.

Language: Английский

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Impact Assessment of Biobased Products in the Global South

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Bioorganic fertilizers from agricultural waste enhance rice growth under saline soil conditions

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: March 15, 2025

Agricultural waste (AW) presents significant environmental challenges if not effectively managed. Recycling AW as bio-organic fertilizers (BIOs) offers a sustainable solution, improving soil health, reducing dependence on chemical fertilizers, and stimulating crop growth. This study investigated the effectiveness of BIOs generated from composted with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), including Enterobacter sp. R24, Bacillus tequilensis P8, Pseudomonas azotoformans S81. produced peanut shell, rice straw, duckweed, bran were applied to seedlings under normal saline (85 mM NaCl) conditions. The results revealed that PGPR-fermented utilized for only 15–30 days significantly improved seed germination root length. BIO-duckweed BIO-peanut proved high in nitrogen, phosphate, potassium content, thereby increasing total biomass by 188% 85%, respectively. In non-saline soil, shell outperformed promoting growth chlorophyll content. Additionally, BIO-rice straw gave 58% reduction proline levels conditions, indicating stress capacity. treatments demonstrated improvements both nutrient availability microbial diversity. Specifically, increased phosphate 143.26%, 13.80% over control 7.23%, 30.69% treatment, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis further noticeable increase diversity soils treated BIOs, which was absent untreated soil. Indeed, promoted development five distinct bacterial genera condition, underscoring BIOs' ability enhance community structure. highlights potential combined PGPRs extreme salt stress. alternative enhances health availability, diversity, beneficial microbes, ultimately long-term resilience fertility.

Language: Английский

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Potassium-solubilizing endophytes: mechanisms and applications in enhancing sustainable agriculture and plant resilience

Symbiosis, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 14, 2025

Language: Английский

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Dataset on physico-chemical characteristics of exogenous organic matters (EOMs) gathered from various European countries

Data in Brief, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 111585 - 111585

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Farming Practice Variability and Its Implications for Soil Health in Agriculture: A Review

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(12), P. 2114 - 2114

Published: Nov. 22, 2024

Soil health is essential for sustainable agricultural operations, as it supports farm production and ecosystem services. The adoption of agriculture practices such conservation tillage, cover cropping, crop rotation provides significant benefits both productivity environmental sustainability. These can increase soil biodiversity, nutrient cycling, organic matter, which the resilience agroecosystems. This narrative review synthesizes insights literature, with a focus on common farming that improve enhance yields, reviewing results various approaches pointing out challenges opportunities implementing larger scale. paper discusses effects tillage cropping system health, including no-till conventional systems, rotation, cultivator combinations, fertilizer application. study found more beneficial to than tillage—which still debated among scientists farmers—and different methods interact differently. In contrast, yields intercropping, crops monocropping. For maintaining fertility, this shows could be increased by zero tillage. identifies most suitable improving while boosting minimal negative impact soil. It also highlights these in quality.

Language: Английский

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Use of cactus pear pruning waste to improve soil properties and to produce high-quality compost

Organic Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 263 - 275

Published: April 18, 2024

Abstract Bio-fertilizers could be a possible solution to help manage bio-waste problems and maintain soil health conditions, especially in organic farms. Pruning of cactus pear produces from 6 10 tons/yearly cladodes per hectare specialized Italian orchards, which represents waste cost for disposal farmers. Therefore, the aim work was investigate effects on physical properties, microflora activity, basil plant growth powdered pruning incorporated (10%, 20%, 30% 40% w/w). Moreover, we studied dynamic composting process fresh produce stabilized end-products at farm level. Our studies demonstrated that holding water ability bulk density were ameliorated by supplementing dried cladodes. Thus, gravitational gravimetric positively correlated with increase added cladode (0.1% 6.2 g H 2 O ± 0.3 samples mixed versus 68% 3.3 control). Furthermore, reduced limiting compaction. Preliminary results microbial activity suggested selection/inhibition some bacterial strains increment dry supplementation. The plants grown 20% showed an increased biomass when compared control (+ 21%). Finally, raw proved excellent substrate aerobic fermentation providing final product good quality high moisture content (65%). These are particularly relevant agriculture where bio-fertilizers recommended as economical, eco-friendly accessible also marginal small

Language: Английский

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Fertilising Maize with Bio-Based Mineral Fertilisers Gives Similar Growth to Conventional Fertilisers and Does Not Alter Soil Microbiome

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(5), P. 916 - 916

Published: April 26, 2024

The production of mineral fertilisers relies heavily on deposits that are becoming depleted or is based processes highly energy demanding. In this context, and in line with the circular economy European Green Deal, recovery nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) from organic wastes using chemical technologies an important strategy to produce secondary raw materials for incorporation into fertilisers, partially replacing traditional sources N, P, K. However, there very few studies agronomic environmental effects such substitution. aim work was evaluate plant growth under microcosm conditions effect soil microbiome which part K content comes bio-based (BBMFs), namely ash, struvite, a patented process. crop maize, metataxonomic approach used assess microbiome. BBMF treatments were compared control treated conventional fertiliser. fertiliser performed significantly better than terms maize biomass at first sampling point 60 days after sowing (DAS), but last point, 90 DAS, BBMFs showed comparable even one. This suggests may have slightly slower nutrient release rate. use fertiliser, whether BBMF, resulted significant increase biodiversity (Shannon index), while it did not affect species richness. Interestingly, modulated composition bacterial community, increasing abundance beneficial taxa considered be plant-growth-promoting bacteria, without differences between BBMFs. predominance PGPRs rhizosphere crops when could reason why perform similarly if rate slower. hypothesis will tested future field trials. Thus, interesting option make food chain more sustainable.

Language: Английский

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