ABSTRACT One considerable concern arises from saline wastewater resulting from the production chain of the anticoagulant drug heparin. This waste contains a high concentration of sodium (Na, 2400 mg L-1), which can negatively influence soil structure. Simultaneously, it possesses a rich organic carbon content and nutrients that are beneficial to agricultural systems. This study sought to assess potential changes in physical and chemical properties, as well as soil mineralogy resulting from the application of varying proportions of industrial saline wastewater […]

Phosphate sorption can cause particle dispersion, changing soil porosity, and affecting soil-water relationships, mainly in oxidic soils. Therefore, it can also affect water-related parameters, such as consistence limits and response to soil compaction. The objective of this study was to test the effect of phosphate sorption on consistence limits and compression indexes of undisturbed samples from 0-0.03 and 0.27-0.3 m-layers of a Dark Red Latosol from Campos das Vertentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Phosphate was added to half of the samples, during […]