Land disposal of olive mill wastewater enhances ability of soil to sorb diuron: Temporal persistence, and the effects of soil depth and application season
Olive mill wastewater (OMW) applied to the field enhances diuron-soil interactions. The enhancement effect of OMW on soil sorption of diuron mitigated with time. Soil from a deeper layer is more influenced by OMW as compared with the top layer. The effect of OMW application on diuron sorption by soil is “season-dependent”. Larger OMW effect was observed at higher diuron concentrations in soil solution.