Brazil is one of the largest producers of cellulose
paper in the world, being the largest in South America
(Silva et al., 2010). However, the rates of paper recovery after
use are still modest when compared to the rates
realized by
other countries. This phenomenon is linked to
the lack of
efficient policies and the cultural behavior of the population
that has not yet incorporated sustainable habits into its
routine (Gonela et al., 2015).
the “hand test” (Nunes et al., 2010). During the process,
the
mixture (cattle manure and cellulose paper residues) was
turned over weekly for oxygenation and the moisture
was
controlled by weekly weighing the pots and reple- nishing
the water when necessary. The temperature was evaluated
using a dipstick thermometer.
At the end of the process (28 weeks) samples of
organic compost were collected from each container to
determine the C/N ratio, pH, nutrients, lead and cadmium
concentrations (Tedesco et al., 1995).
Composting can be used as a form of final disposal
of
cellulose paper residues, as long as it complies with the
determinations established in the current Brazilian
legislation that deals with this theme. However, when
carried out in piles and with the use of a large amount of
nitrogenous material, it can cause bad odors and en-
vironmental contamination. In this sense, composting in pots
can be an alternative for the production of organic
compounds in different environments and on a small scale.
For the study of the effects of organic compounds on
soil fertility and lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) production, two
consecutive crops were carried out. The lettuce plants
were
growing in plastic containers filled with 3 liters of an Oxisol,
collected in the superficial layer of native ve- getation
(Brazilian Savana). Soil characterization: pH =
6,3; available
P = 1,70 mg kg
-1
; exchangeable K = 96 mg
kg-1, exchangeable
Ca = 2,10 cmolc kg-1, exchangeable Mg = 1,10 cmolc kg-3,
cation exchange capacity = 4,21 cmolc kg-3; soil organic
carbon = 11,6 g kg-1.
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), one of the most con-
sumed vegetables in Brazil, can be used as a bioindicator
to
validate the quality of organic compost (Kiehl, 2010). The
organic compost produced from cellulose paper re- sidues
may contain substances toxic to the environment, present in
the inks used for printing.
The experimental design was completely rando-
mized, in a factorial scheme 3x4+1, with an additional
treatment and four replications, as follows: three organic
fertilizers (organic compost from cattle manure, organic
compost from cattle manure and white cellulose paper and
organic compost from cattle manure and printed cellulo-
se
paper), four doses of organic fertilizer, equivalent to 20, 40,
80 and 160 Mg ha-1 and an additional treatment without the
addition of organic fertilizer (Control). All treatments
received a fertilization with 220 mg dm-3 of phosphorus in
the form of single superphosphate.
Considering the scarcity of studies on the effects
of
organic compost produced from white and printed cellulose
paper residues, the objective of this study was
to evaluate
organic compost produced from cattle manure
and cellulose
paper residues and lettuce production.
The experiment was carried out in Montes Claros,
Minas Gerais, Brazil (16°44 ‘06 “S; 43°51’ 42” W, altitude:
648 m). The climate of the region is AW type (Köppen
climate classification), with an annual precipitation of
approximately 1,060 mm and an average annual tem-
perature of 24.20°C. For the production of organic com- post,
an experiment was conducted in plastic containers with
capacity of 6 liters. The experimental design was
completely randomized with four treatments and eight
replications. The treatments were: only cattle manure
compost (CMC), cattle manure and white cellulose paper
residues (edges of printed documents or parts not used for
printing on documents) (CMW), cattle manure and cellulose
paper residues printed with black ink and xe-
rographic
material with black ink (CMP) and fresh cattle
manure (FCM)
as an additional treatment (control).
For the first growing, the soil of each container was
incubated with the respective treatments and the phosphate
fertilizer for a period of fifteen days, keeping the moisture
close to the field capacity. The lettuce see- dlings were
produced in Styrofoam trays and, after 30
days of sowing,
two seedlings were transplanted per pot.
After 30 days of
growing in containers, the plants were
harvested and the fresh
matter production of lettuce leaves
and the nutrients and heavy
metals concentrations were evaluated (Malavolta et al.,
1997).
To evaluate the residual effect of organic compost, a
second growing lettuce was carried out at 90 days after the
harvest of the plants from the first experiment, in the
same
containers. The conduction of the second growing was
similar to that of the first. At the end of the second
experiment, soil samples were collected from each con-
tainer for chemical analysis (Teixeira et al., 2017).
The cellulose paper residues were cut into pieces
of 3
cm2 and mixed with dry cattle manure in a 4:1 ratio.
The initial
mass of the raw materials was 1,750 g, packed
in 6 liters
plastic containers: 350 g of cut cellulose paper and 1,400 g of
cattle manure. The containers received
water until it reached
an adequate moisture, according to
For the organic compost experiment, the data were
subjected to analysis of variance and the treatment means
compared by the Scott Knott test (p <0.05). The data
referring to the growing lettuce experiment were
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