The long-term effects of the olive mill wastewater (OMWW) spreading on soil chemical properties, microbial community, and olive tree parameters have been far poorly investigated. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of OMWW application on an
Wastewater can supplement freshwater demand for irrigation, reduce stress on freshwater resources, and ease the problem of wastewater disposal [1,2]. However, wastewater contains toxic heavy metals such as arsenic (As), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and cadmium (Cd) [3], which are hazardous subs...
The final disposal option for solid wastes is usually landfill sites. Possible contaminants and their impact on surface and groundwater, and soil quality, at the northern solid waste landfill in Bloemfontein city, South Africa, was investigated. Soil samples were analysed for basic cations and ...