The use of metallurgical slag as a by-product of the steel industry in chemical melioration of acid soils

Authors

  • Aleksandra Stanojković-Sebić
  • Srboljub Maksimović
  • Dragana Jošić
  • Radmila Pivić

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5937/metmateng1403191S

Keywords:

Metallurgical slag, raw industrial material, chemical melioration, Stagnosol

Abstract

The effect of metallurgical slag application on chemical properties of the soils with limited productive ability (Stagnosol), as well as on chemical composition of cultivated vegetables (spinach and cabbage) as experimental crops, through the vegetative experiments performed in semi-controlled conditions, was studied. The longterm investigations were aimed to define the main parameters for possible wider usage of this secondary raw material (by-product of the steel industry, respectively) for chemical melioration and fertilization of acid soils in Serbia, as well as to indicate the justification of its application in agricultural practice. Generally, it was concluded that the studied metallurgical slag of the standardized chemical composition can be added to the acid soils toward amelioration the fertility without adverse effects.

 

http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/metmateng1403191S

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2014-09-30

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Stanojković-Sebić, Aleksandra, Srboljub Maksimović, Dragana Jošić, and Radmila Pivić. 2014. “The Use of Metallurgical Slag As a by-Product of the Steel Industry in Chemical Melioration of Acid Soils”. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 20 (3):191-98. https://doi.org/10.5937/metmateng1403191S.

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Vol. 20 No. 3 (2014)

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