Retraction: A review of the use of composted municipal solid waste in agriculture
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Upon thorough investigation, it was very evident and clear that the manuscript titled: "A review of the use of composted municipal solid waste in agriculture" was plagiarized from a manuscript published in another journal with the following DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2007.07.004
The Editor-in-Chief recommended immediate retraction of the said manuscript on 28/12/2021 on the grounds of plagiarism.
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Compost, Metal contamination, Municipal solid waste, Organic waste recycling
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Mamo,M., Rosen, C., & Halbach, T. (1999) Nitrogen availability and leaching from soil amended with municipal solid waste compost. J. Environ. Qual, 28, 1074–1082
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Mkhabela, M., & Warman, P.R. (2005) The influence of municipal solid waste compost on yield, soil phosphorus availability and uptake by two vegetable crops, grown in a Pugwash sandy loam soil in Nova Scotia.Agric. Ecosyst. Environ, 106, 57–67
Montemurro, F., Maiorana, M., Convertini, G., & Ferri, D. (2006) Compost organic amendments in fodder crops: effects on yield, nitrogen utilization and soil characteristics. Compost Sci. Util, 14 (2), 114–123
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Pinamonti, F., Nicolini, G., Dalpiaz, A., Stringari, G., & Zorzi, G. (1999) Compost use in viticulture: effects on heavy metal levels in soil and plants. Commun. Soil Sci. Plan, 30 (9–10), 1531–1549
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Richard, T., & Woodbury, P. (1992) The impact of separation on heavy metal contaminants in municipal solid waste composts. Biomass Bioenerg, 3 (3–4), 195–211
Ring, R., & Warman, P.R. (2000) Phosphorus mineralization from three similar municipal solid waste compost-treated soils by two extraction methods In: Warman, P.R., Taylor, B. (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Composting Symposium. CBA Press Inc. (Pubs.), Halifax/Dartmouth Nova Scotia, Canada, pp. 449–456
Rodd, A., Warman, P.R., Hicklenton, P., & Webb, K. (2002) Comparison of N fertilizer, source-separated municipal solid waste compost and semi- solid beef manure on the nutrient concentration in boot-stage barley and wheat tissue. Can. J. Soil Sci, 82, 33–43
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Retraction: A review of the use of composted municipal solid waste in agriculture. (2010). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 2(1), 145-158. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v2i1.114
