Effect of the composting process on physicochemical properties and concentration of heavy metals in market waste with additive materials in the Ga West Municipality, Ghana

سال انتشار: 1398
محل انتشار: مجله بین المللی بازیافت مواد آلی در کشاورزی، دوره: 8، شماره: 4
کد COI اختصاصی: JR_ROWA-8-4_009
زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
تعداد مشاهده: 290

نویسندگان

Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana, P. O. Box ۲۰۹, Legon, Ghana

Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana, P. O. Box ۲۰۹, Legon, Ghana- Department of Land Resources Managementand Environmental Protection, Mekelle University,P. O. Box ۲۳۱, ۷۰۰۰ Mekelle, Ethiopia

Dzidzo Yirenya-Tawiah

Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana, P. O. Box ۲۰۹, Legon, Ghana

چکیده

Purpose The main objective of this study was to assess the physiochemical properties and phytotoxicity of compost madefrom different organic waste materials sourced from local markets.Methods The Stack pile composting was carried out with market waste, sawdust, rice straw, and swine manure in four differentcombinations. Parameters such as temperature, pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and heavy metal concentrationswere monitored. Germination test with water extracts of the composts was done to assess phytotoxicity of the composts.Results All compost piles recorded temperatures of 38 °C slightly above the recorded ambient temperature of 34 °C at thestart of composting. The pH value ranged from 7.12 to 8.2 for the different compost types. The total organic carbon and totalnitrogen values ranged from 27.05–31.06 to 0.77–0.97%, respectively. The total phosphorus and total potassium values rangedfrom 0.2–1.87 to 0.39–2.3%, respectively, for different compost types. The C/N ratio values ranged from 29.09:1 to 36.22:1.All the composts had heavy metal concentrations below the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment standards.Germination indices, a measure of plant vs supporting potential, ranged from 80 to 99% for Solanum lycopersicum, 170 to198% for Cucumis sativus, and 114 to 166% for Brassica oleracea.Conclusion The study confirms the notion that composting municipal solid waste is a viable organic waste management strategy,and with the potential to enhance waste management system, while promoting cultivation of vegetables for food security.

کلیدواژه ها

Physical properties · Chemical properties · Compost · Germination test

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