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MSW Compost Land Application: Trace Element Distribution in Two Soil Profiles
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Rieck, Brian D.
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources
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A three year study was implemented in the spring of 1990 to
investigate the effects of landspreading municipal solid waste
(MSW) compost on agricultural lands. Two sites were chosen; a
Mt. Carroll silt loam soil and a Plainfield loamy sand. Compost
was spread at each site at three different rates (including the
control) on twenty-four plots with corn and soybeans grown in
them. Three field seasons were conducted from 1990 through 1992.
Monitoring during the field seasons included: gravitational and
capillary soil water sampling at a depth of 91 cm, corn and
soybean leaf and grain tissue sampling, and soil sampling at
depths of 0-15 cm, 15-40 cm, 40-66 cm, and 66-91 cm.
The effects of the MSW compost on: 1.) Distribution of
trace elements within two soil profiles, 2.)Plant heavy metal
uptake, and 3.)Groundwater pollution potential are discussed in
three separate papers within this thesis. Each of the papers is
a separate entity and will have its own abstract, introduction,
materials and methods, results, discussion,
summary/recommendations, tables, figures, and reference page.