000160855 001__ 160855 000160855 005__ 20251017144550.0 000160855 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/su17094169 000160855 0248_ $$2sideral$$a144135 000160855 037__ $$aART-2025-144135 000160855 041__ $$aeng 000160855 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-1807-5049$$aMiguel, Natividad$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000160855 245__ $$aSustainable Management of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste: Microbiological Quality Control During Composting and Its Application in Agriculture on a Pilot Scale 000160855 260__ $$c2025 000160855 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000160855 5203_ $$aWithin the Life-NADAPTA project (LIFE16 IPC/ES/000001), and in the framework of sustainable waste management, a study was carried out on the microbiological evolution during the composting process of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (FORSU) using aerated static piles and their agricultural application on a pilot scale. This is necessary to ensure effective sanitization of the compost and that its application does not pose any risk. The microbiological parameters considered were as follows: Salmonella sp., Escherichia coli, total coliforms, and Enterococcus sp. The physicochemical parameters moisture, total solids, organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, and heavy metals were also evaluated. Salmonella sp. was not detected throughout the process, and the concentration of the three microbiological indicators decreased to the sanitary conditions recommended by legislation. As a result, the compost obtained complied with the requirements set out in the regulations on fertilizer products and was highly stabilized and mature for application on agricultural land. Tests were carried out on the soil before, during and after the vegetative cycle of the crop and on the irrigation water. The soil results showed that the addition of the organic amendment did not alter the populations of the tested micro-organisms at the end of the crop growing cycle. Thus, an adequate treatment of the residues allows them to be used in a sustainable way, but an adequate monitoring of the operational parameters is necessary to ensure this. 000160855 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/B43-23R$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EUR/LIFE/16 IPC-ES-000001 000160855 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 000160855 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000160855 700__ $$aLópez, Andrea 000160855 700__ $$aJojoa-Sierra, Sindy Dayana 000160855 700__ $$aGómez, Jairo 000160855 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-3014-0322$$aOrmad, María P.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000160855 7102_ $$15005$$2790$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Ing.Quím.Tecnol.Med.Amb.$$cÁrea Tecnologi. Medio Ambiente 000160855 773__ $$g17, 9 (2025), 4169 [14 pp.]$$pSustainability (Basel)$$tSustainability (Switzerland)$$x2071-1050 000160855 8564_ $$s2849920$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/160855/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000160855 8564_ $$s2687167$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/160855/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000160855 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:160855$$particulos$$pdriver 000160855 951__ $$a2025-10-17-14:11:39 000160855 980__ $$aARTICLE