Potential Benefits and Risks for Soil Health Derived From the Use of Organic Amendments in Agriculture
Abstract
:1. Ecological Intensification
2. Organic Amendments
2.1. Crop Residues and Green Manures
2.2. Animal manures
2.3. Biosolids
2.4. Compost
2.5. Anaerobic Digestion
3. Beneficial Effects of Organic Amendments
4. Adverse Effects of Organic Amendments
4.1. Traditional Risks
4.2. Emerging Contaminants
5. Overcoming the Drawbacks
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Urra, J.; Alkorta, I.; Garbisu, C. Potential Benefits and Risks for Soil Health Derived From the Use of Organic Amendments in Agriculture. Agronomy 2019, 9, 542. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090542
Urra J, Alkorta I, Garbisu C. Potential Benefits and Risks for Soil Health Derived From the Use of Organic Amendments in Agriculture. Agronomy. 2019; 9(9):542. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090542
Chicago/Turabian StyleUrra, Julen, Itziar Alkorta, and Carlos Garbisu. 2019. "Potential Benefits and Risks for Soil Health Derived From the Use of Organic Amendments in Agriculture" Agronomy 9, no. 9: 542. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090542