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Impacts caused by the addition of wine vinasse on some chemical and mineralogical properties of a Luvisol and a Vertisol in La Mancha (Central Spain)

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Abstract

Background, aim, and scope

Using wastewaters from wine production that are often discharged directly into soil, with previous treatment, we carried out an experiment to identify the impact over time, specifically to identify the benefits and risks of its application.

Materials and methods

Experiments were carried out using approximately 200 g of samples of agricultural soils which were amended with increased amounts of vinasse: 1–5–10–20–40–70 ml. The doses used were not arbitrary but similar to the usual one amended. Soil electric conductivity was determined in distilled water with a glass electrode (soil to H2O ratio 1:5). Clay identification of soil samples are by X-ray diffraction.

Results

The pH decreased slightly and salinity increased, possibly leading to changes in crop productivity. The increase in salinity reflects the concentration of dissolved salts in the vinasse. Significant changes were observed in the clay minerals after amendment with the vinasse.

Conclusions

Our study indicates that, under experimental incubation, the application of increasing doses of wine vinasse for increasingly long periods can affect certain chemical properties. The results show that application of winery wastewaters to soil results in significant increases of electrical conductivity, reaching levels that can be detrimental to crop growth. The decrease in pH values is somehow beneficial, and finally there is a small increase in the chemical weathering of clay minerals

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  1. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Área Laboratorios, Unidad Geología y Geofísica, C/La Calera 1, 28760, Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain

    Paz Conde Bueno & Juan Antonio Martín Rubí

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

    Rosario García Giménez & Raimundo Jiménez Ballesta

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Bueno, P.C., Martín Rubí, J.A., García Giménez, R. et al. Impacts caused by the addition of wine vinasse on some chemical and mineralogical properties of a Luvisol and a Vertisol in La Mancha (Central Spain). J Soils Sediments 9, 121–128 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-009-0074-0

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