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Application of sugar foam to red soils in a semiarid Mediterranean environment

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The study described here involved evaluating the effects that the application of one by-product (sugar foam waste) has upon red soils in the region of La Mancha (Central Spain). In view of the fact that this is a location where this type of soil abounds, this technique has been a common practice for many years. The principal goal was to investigate the impact of this approach on some of the soil properties and, secondly, on its level of fertility. As a result, this represents an investigation into the effects that this type of waste has on some soil quality parameters. The results showed that, after the addition of by-products over 25 years, sugar foam waste is of agricultural interest mainly due to the increase in organic matter concentration (about 2%) and, to a lesser extent, by increases in calcium carbonate (more than 30%) and P (four times more). The soil pH was also found to increase slightly (1.4), while the electrical conductivity almost did not change. The properties associated with these pedological qualities therefore had a positive effect by improving nutrient availability. As a result, foams arising from sugar industries have a positive effect on soil quality and the application of such foams to soils is beneficial since the need to dispose this residue is also removed.

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  1. Esc. Univ. Ing. Tecn. Agrícola, UCLM, Ronda de Calatrava, 7, 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain

    F. J. García Navarro, J. A. Amorós Ortiz-Villajos, S. Bravo Martín-Consuegra & E. Márquez Cubero

  2. Unidad de Suelos, Instituto Tecn. Química y Medioambiental (ITQUIMA-UCLM), 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain

    F. J. García Navarro & C. J. Sánchez Jiménez

  3. Departamento de Geología y Geoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain

    Raimundo Jiménez Ballesta

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García Navarro, F.J., Amorós Ortiz-Villajos, J.A., Sánchez Jiménez, C.J. et al. Application of sugar foam to red soils in a semiarid Mediterranean environment. Environ Earth Sci 59, 603–611 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-009-0058-9

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