Phosphogypsum (PG) is produced as a solid waste from phosphatic fertilizer plants. The waste slurry is disposed off in settling ponds or in heaps. This solid waste is now increasingly being used as a calcium supplement in agriculture. This study reports the effectof PG amendmenton soil physico chemical properties, bacterial and fungal count and activities of soil enzymes such as invertase, cell...

Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays an important role in soil fertility and is of paramount importance for its contributions to mitigation adaptation climate change. The present study was undertaken estimate the SOC stock properties plantations Southern zone Tamil Nadu. Four different species were selected viz, Eucalyptus, Casuarina, Melia Teak. In all estimation biomass, composite samples collecte...

Metals are ubiquitous within the earth crust. However, the exceptional high-level concentration of heavy metals in the soil due to natural or anthropogenic activities and the chemical forms in which they exist determine the level of risk they portend to the environment. This work was aimed at determining the background level of the presence of seven priority toxic metals (Cr, Ni, Pb, As, Cd, Cu...