The Effects of Agricultural Plastic Waste on the Vermicompost Process and Health Status of Eisenia fetida
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Sáez, José A.; Pedraza Torres, Angie M.; Blesa Marco, Zbigniew Emil; Andreu‐Rodríguez, Francisco Javier; Marhuenda‐Egea, Frutos C.; [et al.]Fecha
2022-10-18Resumen
Nowadays, plastic materials are extensively used in the agri-food sector for multiple purposes. The end-of-life management of these plastics is an environmental challenge because frequent incomplete recoveries after the crop seasons lead to the accumulation of plastics debris in agricultural waste, which is now recognized as an emerging environmental issue of global concern. However, the effects of plastic debris in agricultural waste undergoing biotreatment have been poorly studied. This study assesses the effects of agricultural plastic waste (APW) (LDPE + LLDPE and EPS) (1.25% f.w.) on the vermicomposting process (45 days) in terms of earthworm health by measuring biomarker responses and the enzymatic activity and quality/stabilization of the vermicompost obtained. The results showed that exposure to all the plastic materials tested had negative morphological effects on earthworm survival and body biomass. In the vermicomposting process, the changes detected in the enzymatic activit...
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Eisenia fetida
vermicomposting
ecotoxicology
earthworm
agricultural plastic waste