ABSTRACT
This study aimed to analyse the effect of different dosages of landfill leachate (PATS) plus water supply (AA) on chemical alteration of Ultisol cultivated with Pennisetum purpureum. The experiment was set up in split-split plot scheme in randomized blocks with five replications, where PATS plus AA dosages (T1 - 0 mm PATS + AA, T2 - 1 mm PATS + AA, T3 - 2 mm PATS + AA, T4 - 3 mm PATS + AA, and T5 - 4 mm PATS + AA) in plot, analysed depths (0 to 0.2 m and 0.2 to 0.4 m) in splitplots and the sampling times (0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 days) on splitsplitplots. Soil samples were collected every 30 days up to 120 days for chemical characterization. The analysed chemical characteristics varied only with depth, where electrical conductivity of the soil saturation extract, organic matter, nitrogen, potassium, sum of bases and cation exchange capacity decreased over the soil profile while calcium increased and magnesium remained constant. The corresponding treatment to 1 mm of PATS + AA is the most recommended for use in Argisol cultivated with elephant grass.
Key words:
urban liquid waste; soil impacts; reuse
