TY - EJOUR AU - Silva, Antonio Victor Cavalcante Rocha AU - Junior, Francisco Barbosa De Macedo AU - Antunes, Jadson Emanuel Lopes AU - Aquino, João Pedro Alves De AU - Sousa, Regina Maria Silva AU - Oliveira, Louise Melo De Souza AU - Araujo, Ademir Sérgio Ferreira De PY - 2024 DA - January TI - Changes on microbial C and enzyme activities in soil with amendment of composted tannery sludge after 9 years T2 - International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture VL - 8 L1 - https://oiccpress.com/international-journal-of-recycling-of-organic-waste-in-agriculture/article/changes-on-microbial-c-and-enzyme-activities-in-soil-with-amendment-of-composted-tannery-sludge-after-9-years/ DO - 10.1007/s40093-019-00296-6 N2 - Purpose The consecutive amendment of composted tannery sludge (CTS) could promote changes in the status of soil microorganisms. Thus, this study evaluated the changes on microbial C and enzyme activities in soil after 9 years of CTS amendment. Methods CTS was amended from 2009 to 2018 at five rates: 0, 2.5, 5, 10, and 20 ton ha−1. In 2018, the soil chemical properties (pH, electric conductivity, P, K, Cr, and total organic C), microbial C and enzyme activities were evaluated after 30 days from the amendment. Results The values of chemical properties increased after nine years of CTS application. The content of microbial C and the enzyme activities increased with the amendment of 2.5 and 5 ton ha−1, and decreased with the amendment of10 and 20 ton ha−1. Conclusion This study showed that the amendment of10 and 20 ton ha−1 of CTS increased soil pH and Cr concentration and promoted a decreasing on soil microbial C and enzyme activities. IS - 4 PB - OICC Press KW - Microbial biomass , Industrial waste, Enzymes activities, Waste management EN -