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Effects of tannery and coal mining residues on chemical and biological soil properties and on corn soybean yields

A. S. Ferreira, F. A. O. Camargo, M. J. Tedesco, C. A. Bissani

01/Aug/2003

Tannery and coal residues are potential pollution sources in numerous regions of Brazil, mainly in the Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina States. In order to evaluate the effects of tannery residue and coal mining refuse on soil properties and cultivated plants, a field experiment was carried out in 1996/97 at the UFRGS Experimental Station, in the Eldorado do Sul county, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) were […]