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2. Impacts of atmospheric deposition on the heavy metal mobilization and bioavailability in soils amended by lime.
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Cui, Hongbiao, Zhao, Yingjie, Hu, Kaixin, Xia, Ruizhi, Zhou, Jing, and Zhou, Jun
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- 2024
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3. Extractability and phytotoxicity of heavy metals and essential elements from plastics in soil solutions and root exudates.
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Jędruchniewicz, Katarzyna, Bogusz, Aleksandra, Chańko, Marcin, Bank, Michael S., Alessi, Daniel S., Ok, Yong Sik, and Oleszczuk, Patryk
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- 2023
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4. Derivation of reliable empirical models describing lead transfer from metal-polluted soils to radish (Raphanus sativa L.): Determining factors and soil criteria.
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Zhang, Sha, Song, Jing, Cheng, Yinwen, Christie, Peter, Long, Jian, and Liu, Lingfei
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SOIL restoration , *RADISH growing , *REGRESSION analysis , *PROBABILITY theory - Abstract
Reliable models describing Pb transfer from soils to food crops are useful in the improvement of soil protection guidelines. This study provides mechanistic insights from in-situ soil solution measurement on the Pb uptake in the root tissues (RF) of radish, grown in 25 representative Pb-contaminated agricultural soils. Lead speciation and regression analysis indicate that > 88.6% of the variation in RF Pb is attributable to free Pb 2 + activity (aPb 2 + ) in the soil solution, which is predominantly controlled by pH and DOC. Higher DOC would increase the total dissolved Pb (C Sol -Pb) in the soil solution but reduce the bioavailability of Pb to radish. C Sol -Pb performs poorly in predicting RF Pb unless pH and DOC are included. However, 0.01 M CaCl 2 extractable Pb (C CC -Pb) alone can satisfactorily predict RF Pb, attributable to the fact that C CC -Pb is consistent with aPb 2 + . C CC -Pb can be predicted using C Sol -Pb and pH. Total soil Pb (C T -Pb), or 0.43 M HNO 3 extractable Pb (C NA -Pb) has a strong, non-linear correlation with C Sol -Pb or C CC -Pb and it is therefore not surprising that C T -Pb or C NA -Pb, together with pH and CEC, can also satisfactorily predict RF Pb. Derived models are effective in identification of soils where RF Pb exceeds the food quality standard (FQS). Soil Pb criteria based on C T -Pb, C NA -Pb and C CC -Pb are derived by inverse use of empirical models. The derived Pb criterion (target value) based on C CC -Pb is 0.02 mg kg − 1 and the stricter criterion (safe value) is 0.01 mg kg − 1 , which allows a 5% probability for RF Pb to exceed FQS. Safe values based on C T -Pb and C NA -Pb ranged from 26 to 1036 mg kg − 1 and 9 to 745 mg kg − 1 , respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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5. Chemical imaging reveals environmental risk of minor tungsten and lead shotgun pellet constituents during weathering in soil.
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Hummel, Christina, Daudin, Gabrielle, Gerzabek, Martin H., Santner, Jakob, Wenzel, Walter W., and Oburger, Eva
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- 2023
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6. Temporal and spatial variability of chemical and isotopic composition of soil solutions from cambisols - field study and experiments.
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Schön, Walter, Mittermayr, Florian, Leis, Albrecht, Mischak, Irene, and Dietzel, Martin
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SOIL solutions , *CAMBISOLS , *STABLE isotopes , *SOIL horizons - Abstract
The chemical and isotopic composition of soil solutions is highly relevant for environmental and forensic tasks. We investigated interstitial solutions from soil horizons of three cambisols in Styria (Austria). The soils consisted mainly of quartz, feldspar and clay minerals with a vertical variability. Two soil solution fractions from meso-, macro- and micropores ( m ) and micropores only ( μ ) were extracted at two subsequent hydraulic pressure steps corresponding to matrix potentials of up to pF 5.43 and from 5.43 to 5.73, respectively. While solute concentrations indicated diverse distribution in soil solution fractions m and μ, heavy stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopes of H 2 O (− 92.5‰ < δ 2 H < − 34.4‰; − 11.9‰ < δ 18 O < − 4.0‰, VSMOW) are clearly enriched in the μ versus m fractions. Principal component analysis on the hydrochemical data set indicates that the intensity of the overall silicate weathering is higher in autumn versus spring, whereas the anthropogenic impact on weathering behaves inversely. The anthropogenic impact is related to seasonal variability of nitrification of N-fertilizers. In consequence of evaluated signals for overall silicate weathering about three-fourths of the soil solutions sampled in autumn indicated elevated total dissolved solid concentration vs. those in spring accompanied with washing out solutes from the soil cover following precipitation events in autumn before sampling. Isotopic shift of soil solutions from the local meteoric water line in spring obviously followed an evaporation trend because of less precipitation and high evaporation before sampling. Experimentally simulated evaporation of soil samples confirmed the observed isotopic evaporation trend. Wetting experiments indicated the infiltration of water within minutes into the micropores of the soils. Exchange of water molecules between micro-, meso- and macropores is an almost instantaneous process and soil solutions in micropores are not as isolated from the soil water system as it was formerly suggested, e.g. for plant uptake. Highly dynamic and complex mechanisms in the gas-water-solid system of soils have to be considered for the application of elemental and isotope proxies related to environmental, forensic and agricultural tasks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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7. Metal leaching in a highway embankment on field and laboratory scale.
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Kluge, Björn, Werkenthin, Moritz, and Wessolek, Gerd
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LEACHING , *EMBANKMENTS , *MOTOR vehicles , *SOIL solutions , *SODIC soils , *TRAFFIC engineering - Abstract
Increasing worldwide motor vehicle traffic leads to the question of the possible environmental consequences. This paper aims to analyse metal leaching in a highway embankment using both field and laboratory experiments. Soil, soil solution and road runoff were collected along one of the oldest highways in the world to characterize leaching of the metals Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. Batch, column and adsorption experiments were carried out to study the reliability and transferability of laboratory approaches. Depending on the element, the ratio of particle-bound metals in road runoff varied between 15-90%. Metal levels in embankment soils were significantly higher compared to a reference site in a forest at 800 m distance (up a factor of 30). High metal concentrations in soil solution at 50 cm soil depth were not a direct result of road runoff but rather of elevated concentrations in the soil matrix. The use of batch S4 elution was found to be the best overall laboratory method to predict soil solution concentrations in field. Adsorption experiments showed a relative increase in retention capacity in roadside soil of up to a factor of 20 after nearly 100 years of operation. The input of alkaline dust and organic carbon into roadside soils increases its retention capacity in the long term. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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8. The input of trace elements from the motor transport into urban soils of Wrocław, Poland
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Anna Hołtra and Dorota Zamorska-Wojdyła
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Hydrology ,Pollution ,Environmental Engineering ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Motor transport ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Sampling (statistics) ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Soil contamination ,Ring road ,Soil water ,Environmental Chemistry ,Environmental science ,Christian ministry ,Soil solution ,Waste Management and Disposal ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common - Abstract
The pH and the EC of soil solutions display a typical character of urban soils, and the concentration of some metal content in the selected locations indicate a strong influence of the motor transport on the Wrocław's congested roads. Sampling stands were located at the busiest road junctions. Pollution of soils with Zn, Cu, Pb, Ni, Cr and Cd along the more important traffic roads of Wrocław within the borders of the city has been measured. The internal ring road (encircling the central districts of the city) and the external ring road (the Eastern Ring Road) of the city of Wrocław along with busy exit roads on the border of city were compared. Zinc concentration in soils was exceeded locally relative to standard for soils of group I, according to the Polish Ministry of Environment Regulation from September 1st, 2016. The pollution indexes compared to the geochemical background in the uncontaminated soils of Poland showed an enrichment of Wrocław's soils with trace elements in many locations. Mean values of indexes for all samples display the dominant influence of zinc, copper and nickel on the soil contamination in Wrocław. The results of the studies did not confirm the correlation between the decrease of all metals concentration with the distance from the city center. The Pearson's correlation coefficients between pairs of Zn-Cu, Zn-Pb and Cu-Pb show significantly correlated linear relationships of metals in soils. The frequency histograms of trace elements in soils reveal large deviations from the Gaussian curve due to a significant diversification of metal concentrations between different locations.
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- 2018
9. Biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron can simultaneously decrease cadmium and arsenic uptake by rice grains in co-contaminated soil.
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Yang, Dong, Zhang, Jiawen, Yang, Shiyan, Wang, Yan, Tang, Xianjin, Xu, Jianming, and Liu, Xingmei
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- 2022
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10. From rainfall to throughfall in a maritime vineyard
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Brecciaroli, G., Cocco, S., Agnelli, A., Courchesne, F., and Corti, G.
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RAINFALL , *THROUGHFALL , *VINEYARDS , *VITIS vinifera , *CLIMATE change , *MARINE sediments , *ATMOSPHERIC deposition , *METEOROLOGICAL precipitation - Abstract
Abstract: This study deals with the characteristics of throughfall produced by vine (Vitis vinifera L.) in one of the most common pedoclimatic conditions for grape production: a soil derived from marine sediments under a temperate Mediterranean climate, and located rather close to the seacoast. To distinguish the contribution of the plant from that of the atmospheric deposition, the throughfall was collected for more than one year under real and artificial (plastic) vines; for the same period, also the bulk precipitation was collected. The solution collected were analysed for pH, electrical conductivity, and concentration of cations and anions. For each event, the ionic fluxes of bulk precipitation and throughfall were calculated. Results indicated that the chemical composition of the bulk precipitation was strongly influenced by the proximity of the seashore and, to a lesser extent, by local anthropic activities and windblown material coming from distant areas. The chemical composition of the throughfall was affected by the same factors of bulk precipitation, but also by solubilisation of dry deposition trapped by the canopies, agronomic practices, plant, and living-on-the-leaves microorganisms. The comparison of the characteristics of the throughfall of the real with the artificial vines revealed that the vines are a source of Mg and K. During winter season, the reduction of Ca, NH4 and PO4 from bulk precipitation to throughfall was ascribed to the formation of biogenic minerals on the plant surface. The presence of these minerals was proved by X-ray diffraction on the powders collected during the winter season on the surface of cordons and fruiting canes. We conclude that an approach to the estimation of the nutritional potentiality of the soil that includes the contribution of the throughfall is functional to the management of the agro-ecosystem. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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11. Controls on soil solution nitrogen along an altitudinal gradient in the Scottish uplands
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Jackson-Blake, L., Helliwell, R.C., Britton, A.J., Gibbs, S., Coull, M.C., and Dawson, L.
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SOIL solutions , *NITROGEN in soils , *EUTROPHICATION , *ACIDIFICATION , *BIODIVERSITY , *CARBON compounds , *HYDROLOGY , *BIOMINERALIZATION - Abstract
Abstract: Nitrogen (N) deposition continues to threaten upland ecosystems, contributing to acidification, eutrophication and biodiversity loss. We present results from a monitoring study aimed at investigating the fate of this deposited N within a pristine catchment in the Cairngorm Mountains (Scotland). Six sites were established along an elevation gradient (486–908m) spanning the key habitats of temperate maritime uplands. Bulk deposition chemistry, soil carbon content, soil solution chemistry, soil temperature and soil moisture content were monitored over a 5year period. Results were used to assess spatial variability in soil solution N and to investigate the factors and processes driving this variability. Highest soil solution inorganic N concentrations were found in the alpine soils at the top of the hillslope. Soil carbon stock, soil solution dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and factors representing site hydrology were the best predictors of NO3 − concentration, with highest concentrations at low productivity sites with low DOC and freely-draining soils. These factors act as proxies for changing net biological uptake and soil/water contact time, and therefore support the hypothesis that spatial variations in soil solution NO3 − are controlled by habitat N retention capacity. Soil percent carbon was a better predictor of soil solution inorganic N concentration than mass of soil carbon. NH4 + was less affected by soil hydrology than NO3 − and showed the effects of net mineralization inputs, particularly at Racomitrium heath and peaty sites. Soil solution dissolved organic N concentration was strongly related to both DOC and temperature, with a stronger temperature effect at more productive sites. Due to the spatial heterogeneity in N leaching potential, a fine-scale approach to assessing surface water vulnerability to N leaching is recommended over the broad scale, critical loads approach currently in use, particularly for sensitive areas. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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12. Effects of soil water content and organic matter addition on the speciation and bioavailability of heavy metals
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Hernandez-Soriano, Maria C. and Jimenez-Lopez, Jose C.
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SOIL moisture , *BIOAVAILABILITY , *HEAVY metals , *CADMIUM , *COPPER , *IRRIGATION , *WATERLOGGING (Soils) , *HUMUS - Abstract
Abstract: The mobility and bioavailability of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc were evaluated in three soils amended with different organic materials for two moisture regimes. Agricultural and reclamation activities impose fresh inputs of organic matter on soil while intensive irrigation and rainstorm increase soil waterlogging incidence. Moreover, scarcity of irrigation water has prompted the use of greywater, which contain variable concentrations of organic compounds such as anionic surfactants. Soils added with hay, maize straw or peat at 1% w/w were irrigated, at field capacity (FC) or saturated (S), with an aqueous solution of the anionic surfactant Aerosol 22 (A22), corresponding to an addition of 200mgC/kgsoil/day. Soil solution was extracted after one month and analysed for total soluble metals, dissolved soil organic matter and UV absorbance at 254nm. Speciation analyses were performed with WHAM VI for Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn. For selected scenarios, metal uptake by barley was determined. Metal mobility increased for all treatments and soils (Pb>Cu>Cd≥Zn) compared to control assays. The increase was significantly correlated (p<0.05) with soil organic matter solubilisation for Cd (R=0.68), Cu (R=0.73) and Zn (R=0.86). Otherwise, Pb release was related to aluminium solubilisation (R=0.75), which suggests that Pb was originally co-precipitated with Al–DOC complexes in the solid phase. The effect of A22 in metal bioavailability, determined as free ion activities (FIA), was mainly controlled by soil moisture regime. For soil 3, metal bioavailability was up to 20 times lower for soil amended with hay, peat or maize compared to soil treated only with A22. When soil was treated with A22 at FC barley yield significantly decreased (p<0.05) for the increase of Pb (R=0.71) and Zn (R=0.79) concentrations in shoot, while for saturated conditions such uptake was up to 3 times lower. Overall, metal bioavailability was controlled by solubilisation of soil organic matter and formation of metal-organo complexes. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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13. Toxicity of Pb and of Pb/Cd combination on the springtail Folsomia candida in natural soils: Reproduction, growth and bioaccumulation as indicators
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Bur, T., Crouau, Y., Bianco, A., Gandois, L., and Probst, A.
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COLLEMBOLA , *LEAD toxicology , *SOIL testing , *BIOACCUMULATION , *ENVIRONMENTAL indicators , *ORGANIC compounds & the environment , *SOIL solutions , *BIOAVAILABILITY - Abstract
Abstract: The toxicity of Pb and Cd+Pb was assessed on the Collembola F. candida in two cultivated soils (SV and AU) with low organic matter (OM) content and circumneutral to basic pH, and an acid forested soil (EPC) with high OM content. Collembola reproduction and growth as well as metal content in Collembola body, in soil, exchangeable fraction and soil solutions, pH and DOC were investigated. Pb and Cd+Pb were the highest in exchangeable fraction and soil solution of the acidic soils. Soil solution pH decreased after metal spiking in every soil due to metal adsorption, which was similar for Cd and the highest in AU for Pb. With increasing Pb and Cd+Pb, the most important reproduction decrease was in EPC soil. The LOEC for reproduction after metal addition was 2400 (Pb) and 200/2400 (Cd/Pb), 1200 and 100/1200, 300 and 100/1200μgg−1 for AU, SV and EPC, respectively. The highest and the lowest Pb toxicity was observed for EPC and AU bulk soil, respectively. The metal in Collembola increased with increasing soil concentration, except in AU, but the decreasing BFsolution with increasing concentrations indicates a limited metal transfer to Collembola or an increased metal removal. Loading high Pb concentrations decreases Cd absorption by the Collembola, but the reverse was not true. The highest Pb toxicity in EPC can be explained by pH and OM content. Because of metal complexation, OM might have a protective role but its ingestion by Collembola lead to higher toxicity. Metal bioavailability in Collembola differs from soil solution indicating that soil solution is not sufficient to evaluate toxicity in soil organisms. The toxicity as a whole decreased when metals were combined, except for Pb in AU, due to adsorption competition between Cd and Pb on clay particles and OM sites in AU and EPC soils, respectively. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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14. Effect of biodegradable amendments on uranium solubility in contaminated soils
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Duquène, L., Tack, F., Meers, E., Baeten, J., Wannijn, J., and Vandenhove, H.
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PHYTOREMEDIATION , *MIGRATION of uranium , *SOIL amendments , *CITRIC acid , *AMMONIUM compounds , *OXALIC acid , *ETHYLENEDIAMINE , *SUCCINIC acid , *NITRILOTRIACETIC acid , *CHELATES , *SOLUBILITY - Abstract
Chelate-assisted phytoextraction has been proposed as a potential tool for phytoremediation of U contaminated sites. In this context, the effects of five biodegradable amendments on U release in contaminated soils were evaluated. Three soils were involved in this study, one with a relatively high background level of U, and two which were contaminated with U from industrial effluents. Soils were treated with 5 mmol kg−1 dry weight of either citric acid, NH4-citrate/citric acid, oxalic acid, S,S-ethylenediamine disuccinic acid or nitrilotriacetic acid. Soil solution concentration of U was monitored during 2 weeks. All amendments increased U concentration in soil solution, but citric acid and NH4-citrate/citric acid mixture were most effective, with up to 479-fold increase. For oxalic acid, S,S-ethylenediamine disuccinic acid and nitrilotriacetic acid, the increase ranged from 10-to 100-fold. The highest concentrations were observed 1 to 7 days after treatment, after which U levels in soil solution gradually decreased. All amendments induced a temporary increase of soil solution pH and TOC that could not be correlated with the release of U in the soil solution. Thermodynamic stability constants (log K) of complexes did not predict the relative efficiency of the selected biodegradable amendments on U release in soil solution. Amendments efficiency was better predicted by the relative affinity of the chelate for Fe compared to U. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2008
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15. Long-term effects of rainforest disturbance on the nutrient composition of throughfall, organic layer percolate and soil solution at Mt. Kilimanjaro
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Schrumpf, Marion, Axmacher, Jan C., Zech, Wolfgang, Lehmann, Johannes, and Lyaruu, Herbert V.C.
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FOREST regeneration , *PLANT nutrients , *SEEPAGE , *SOIL infiltration , *SOIL percolation , *NUTRIENT cycles , *SEASONAL variations in biogeochemical cycles - Abstract
At the lower parts of the forest belt at Mt. Kilimanjaro, selective logging has led to a mosaic of mature forest, old secondary forests (∼60 years), and old clearings (∼10 years) covered by shrub vegetation. These variations in the vegetation are reflected by differences in nutrient leaching from the canopy and in both amount and quality of litter reaching the ground, thereby also influencing mineralization rates and the composition of seepage water in litter percolate and soil solution. The aim of this study was to investigate how above-and belowground nutrient dynamics vary between regeneration stages, and if forest regeneration at the clearings is hampered by a deterioration of abiotic site conditions. K, Mg, Ca, Na and N compounds were analysed in rainfall, throughfall, organic layer percolate and the soil solution to a depth of 1. 00 m at three clearings, three secondary forest and four mature forest sites. Element fluxes via throughfall showed only small variations among regeneration stages except for K and NO3-N. With 57–83 kg ha−1 a−1and 2. 6–4. 1 kg ha−1 a−1 respectively, K and NO3-N fluxes via throughfall were significantly higher at the clearings than at the mature forest sites (32–37 and 0. 7–1. 0 kg ha−1 a−1 for K and NO3-N). In organic layer percolate and in soil solution at 0. 15-m soil depth, concentrations of K, Mg, Ca and N were highest at the clearings. In the organic layer percolate, median K concentrations were e.g. 7. 4 mg l−1 for the clearings but only 1. 4 mg l−1 for the mature forests, and for NO3-N, median concentrations were 3. 1 mg l−1 for the clearings but only 0. 92 mg l−1 for the mature forest sites. Still, differences in annual means between clearings and mature forests were not always significant due to a high variability within the clearings. With the exception of NO3-N, belowground nutrient concentrations in secondary forests ranged between concentrations in mature forests and clearings. Vegetation type-specific differences decreased with increasing soil depths in the soil solution. Overall, the opening of the forest led to a higher spatial and seasonal variation of nutrient concentrations in the seepage water. These results suggest differences in both mineralization rates and in nutrient budgeting at different regeneration stages. Since nutrient availability was highest at the clearings and no compaction of the soil was observed, deterioration of soil properties did not seem to be the main reason for the impeded regeneration on the clearings. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2007
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16. The effect of reduced atmospheric deposition on soil and soil solution chemistry at a site subjected to long-term acidification, Načetín, Czech Republic
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Oulehle, Filip, Hofmeister, Jeňýk, Cudlín, Pavel, and Hruška, Jakub
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ATMOSPHERIC deposition , *SOIL moisture , *SOLUTION (Chemistry) , *NONMETALS - Abstract
Abstract: During the 1990s the emissions of SO2 fell dramatically by about 90% in the Czech Republic; the measured throughfall deposition of sulphur to a spruce forest at Načetín in the Ore Mts. decreased from almost 50 kg ha−1 in 1994 to 15 kg ha−1 in 2005. The throughfall flux of Ca decreased from 17 kg ha−1 in 1994 to 9 kg ha−1 in 2005; no change was observed for Mg. The deposition of nitrogen ranged between 15 and 30 kg ha−1 with no statistically significant trend in the period 1994–2005. The desorption of previously stored sulphur and the decrease of Ca deposition are the main factors controlling the recovery of soil solution. The pH of the soil solution at a depth of 30 cm remains unchanged, and the Al concentration decreased from 320 μmol l−1 in 1997 to 140 μmol l−1 in 2005. The enhanced leaching of base cations relative to no acidified conditions has continued, although the Ca concentration decreased from 110 μeq l−1 in 1997 to 25 μeq l−1 in 2005 in the mineral soil solution at 30 cm depth. This dramatic change was not observed for Mg concentration in soil solution, because its deposition remained stable during the observed period. Similar patterns were observed in the deeper soil solution at 90 cm. The reduction in Ca availability resulted in lower uptake by tree assimilatory tissues, measured as concentration in needles. Since 2005, the leaching of nitrate observed in soil solution at 30 cm depth has disappeared. By 2003 a similar situation occurred at 90 cm. Higher incorporation into the trees after 1997 could be an important factor. With respect to the formerly high sulphur deposition and consequently released aluminium, which could have negatively influenced the biotic immobilization driven by microbes and fungi, the recovery may have positively impacted and therefore improved retention in the ecosystem during recent years. The delay in the successful retention of nitrogen in the ecosystem was probably caused by the high mineralization of organic matter after improvement of chemical parameters in the organic horizon (increase in pH and decrease in Al concentration). It seems that high mineralization of stored organic matter after decades of high acidic deposition could be an important factor affecting the high losses of nitrogen in spruce forest ecosystems. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2006
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17. The influence of soil characteristics on the extractability of Cd, Pb and Zn in upland and moorland soils
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Rieuwerts, J.S., Ashmore, M.R, Farago, M.E, and Thornton, I.
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SOIL moisture , *HYDROGEN-ion concentration , *ARABLE land , *MULTIVARIATE analysis - Abstract
Abstract: A study was undertaken to investigate the feasibility of using existing data sets of total soil metal concentrations and soil parameters, such as pH, to predict available metal concentrations on a regional or national basis. The attraction of such an approach is that it would provide valuable data for initiatives requiring information on the availability and mobility of metals in soils without the need for costly soil sampling and analysis. Ninety-seven topsoil and subsoil samples were collected from 6 soil series in a catenary sequence in north Wales to provide data for the development of an empirical model. These were analysed for total, 0.01 M CaCl2-extractable and porewater metal concentrations and for a range of soil properties including pH, solid and dissolved organic matter and cation exchange capacity. Regression analysis showed that, of the soil parameters measured, pH was the most important predictor variable for the estimation of CaCl2-extractable Cd, Pb and Zn. pH accounted for up to 86% of the variance in the proportion of ‘total’ metals which were extracted by CaCl2, a reagent that is commonly used to estimate plant uptake of elements. However, the relationships recorded between soil parameters and K d (total metal/porewater metal) were much weaker, indicating that porewater metal concentrations can less readily be predicted from total soil metal concentrations and soil properties. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2006
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18. Chromium availability in ultramafic soils from New Caledonia
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Becquer, T., Quantin, C., Sicot, M., and Boudot, J.P.
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HEAVY metals , *SOIL composition , *MINERALOGY , *SOIL solutions - Abstract
The sources and potential availability of chromium (Cr) on soils formed on ultramafic rocks were investigated with mineralogical studies and selective chemical extractions. Soil solutions were collected in the field (i) along a soil toposequence under natural vegetation with ceramic cups; (ii) under grass in a mandarin trees plantation with tension-free tube lysimeters. On selected soil solutions, the Cr(VI) was determined colorimetrically with the s-diphenylcarbazide method and total Cr by ICP-AES and speciation of Cr(VI) was performed with the mineql+ V 4.5 software. The main mineralogical sources of Cr were Cr-substituted goethite and chromite. Up to 90 mg kg−1 of Cr was extracted by KH2PO4, whereas KCl extractable Cr was very low, indicating that exchangeable Cr was mainly in the highly toxic Cr(VI) form in these soils. Under natural vegetation, the Cr concentrations in the soil solutions remained relatively low (<20 μg l−1) due to the high retention of the Cr(VI) anions by Fe-oxides. The Cr concentrations were larger in well aerated colluvial soils, where high levels of Mn-oxides are able to oxidize Cr(III) to Cr(VI), than in piedmont soil where the Mn-oxide content is lower, or in alluvial soils from the lowlands, where waterlogging occurs. Cr concentrations reached 700 μg l−1 in the field that was fertilized with high amount of phosphorus, due to the exchange of Cr(VI) with phosphate. In such conditions, toxicity phenomena for crops can be expected. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2003
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19. Prediction of the effects of soil-based countermeasures on soil solution chemistry of soils contaminated with radiocesium using the hydrogeochemical code PHREEQC
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Hormann, Volker and Kirchner, Gerald
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CESIUM , *SOIL solutions , *PEAT - Abstract
For agriculturally used areas, which are contaminated by the debris from a nuclear accident, the use of chemical amendmends (e.g. potassium chloride and lime) is among the most common soil-based countermeasures. These countermeasures are intended to reduce the plant uptake of radionuclides (mainly137Cs and 90Sr) by competitive inhibition by chemically similar ions. So far, the impacts of countermeasures on soil solution composition — and thus, their effectiveness — have almost exclusively been established experimentally, since they depend on mineral composition and chemical characteristics of the soil affected. In this study, which focuses on caesium contamination, the well-established code PHREEQC was used as a geochemical model to calculate the changes in the ionic compositions of soil solutions, which result from the application of potassium or ammonium in batch equilibrium experiments. The simple ion exchange model used by PHREEQC was improved by taking into account selective sorption of Cs+, NH4+ and K+ by clay minerals. Calculations were performed with three different initial soil solution compositions, corresponding to particular soil types (loam, sand, peat). For loamy and sandy soils, our calculational results agree well with experimental data reported by Nisbet (Effectiveness of soil-based countermeasures six months and one year after contamination of five diverse soil types with caesium-134 and strontium-90. Contract Report NRPB-M546, National Radiation Protection Board, Chilton, 1995.). For peat, discrepancies were found indicating that for organic soils a reliable set of exchange constants of the relevant cations still has to be determined experimentally. For cesium, however, these discrepancies almost disappeared if selective sites were assumed to be inaccessible. Additionally, results of sensitivity analyses are presented by which the influence of the main soil parameters on Cs+ concentrations in solution after soil treatment has been systematically studied. It is shown that calculating the impacts of soil-based chemical countermeasures on soil solution chemistry using geochemical codes such as PHREEQC offers an attractive alternative to establishing these impacts by often time-consuming and site-specific experiments. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2002
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20. Simple models efficiently predict free cadmium Cd2+ in the solutions of low-contaminated agricultural soils.
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Viala, Yoann, Sappin-Didier, Valérie, Bussière, Sylvie, Coriou, Cécile, and Nguyen, Christophe
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- 2021
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21. Dissolution of copper oxide nanoparticles is controlled by soil solution pH, dissolved organic matter, and particle specific surface area.
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Xu, Meilan, Wang, Yansu, Mu, Zuting, Li, Shiwei, and Li, Helian
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- 2021
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22. The aggregation and sedimentation of two different sized copper oxide nanoparticles in soil solutions: Dependence on pH and dissolved organic matter.
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Qiu, Yanhua, Mu, Zuting, Wang, Ning, Wang, Xiaojun, Xu, Meilan, and Li, Helian
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Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) in soil have received considerable attention because of their potential impact on the environment. In the present study, the stability of CuO NPs (50 nm and 80 nm) in eight soil solutions as well as the major influencing factors was investigated. The results showed that hetero-aggregation between natural colloids and NPs dominated the first stage of aggregation, afterwards the two different sized CuO NPs exhibited different aggregation behaviors. The aggregation of 80 nm CuO was inconspicuous except for notable aggregation observed in JX soil solution where the zeta potential of CuO NPs is close to zero. While for 50 nm CuO NPs, the aggregate size sharply decreased and the aggregates gradually reached a stable state. Further, the sedimentation rate and residual concentration of 50 nm CuO were found to be greater than those of 80 nm CuO. The residual amount of 80 nm CuO in the JX soil solution was lower than those in other soil solutions owing to the lowest zeta potential of the NPs. The pH of the soil solution has a significant effect on the stability of CuO NPs because of the shifting of the zeta potential of the NPs. In addition, dissolved organic carbon showed a statistically significant positive correlation with the residual concentration of CuO NPs. These findings imply the properties of CuO NPs as well as environmental factors including pH and DOC play key role in determining the fate, transport, and bioavailability of CuO NPs in soils. Unlabelled Image • Larger CuO NPs settle out without aggregation or via hetero/homo-aggregates. • Smaller CuO NPs tend to co-settle with natural colloids as hetero-agglomerates. • pH affects the stability of CuO NPs by shifting the zeta potential. • The dissolved organic matter increases the suspension of CuO NPs in soil solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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23. Effect of the application of superphosphate on rare earths' content in the soil
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Dariena P. Bakalova, N. Minkova, and D. S. Todorovsky
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Environmental Engineering ,Chemistry ,Rare earth ,Soil science ,engineering.material ,Pollution ,Agronomy ,Soil water ,engineering ,Environmental Chemistry ,Soil solution ,Acid treatment ,Fertilizer ,Waste Management and Disposal - Abstract
The total rare earth content in superphosphate produced by the sulphuric acid treatment of Kola apatites is ∼ 2.6 mg/g. The amount of rare earths (in forms usable by plants) transferred into the soil solution when 300 kg fertilizer/ha per year is applied has been evaluated to be 30–170 g/ha per year. A long-term use of such a superphosphate leads to a statistically significant increase of the content of the rare earths in the cultivated soils.
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- 1997
24. Validation of an operational procedure for aluminium speciation in soil solutions and surface waters
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Denis Merlet, Ouafae Maitat, James Rouiller, and Jean-Pierre Boudot
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Environmental Engineering ,Chemistry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Natural water ,Extraction (chemistry) ,Ion chromatography ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Pollution ,Soil contamination ,Speciation ,Aluminium ,Environmental chemistry ,Environmental Chemistry ,Soil solution ,Solvent extraction ,Waste Management and Disposal ,media_common - Abstract
Based on various methods, this paper proposes an optimized procedure to assess Al speciation in soil and surface waters. A 5-s flash extraction of some Al inorganic species by 8-hydroxyquinoline is proposed to replace the widely used rapid extraction (15 s) procedure. All species of Al relevant to natural waters were for extractibility under the recommended conditions. The speciation of this pool may be computed by equilibrium modelling. The Al-F species were not extracted and must be computed separately by equilibrium modelling without too many uncertainties. They cannot be determined using the free F-selective electrode method, because of interferences with other ions that are too strong. The polymeric and colloidal Al species are derived from the unrecovered Al in ion chromatography using a Dionex CS-3 cationic analytical column, for which the dimeric AlSi species extracted during the 8-hydroxyquinoline extraction step must be added. Organic Al was considered as being the amount of Al not accounted for by these combined procedures. An example of speciation is given with respect to some spring waters from the Vosges mountains in France. Often less than one-third of Al was found as toxic species, which identifies the need of such determinations to assess Al toxicity in acidified ecosystems. Among the non-toxic species, the AlSi complexes were found to sometimes reach up to 50% of the total Al, which emphasizes the great influence of silica on Al toxicity in surface waters.
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- 1994
25. Effect of acid rain on the solubility of heavy metal oxides and fluorspar (CaF2) added to soil
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S. Supharungsun, M. Wainwright, and K. Killham
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Environmental Engineering ,Chemistry ,Inorganic chemistry ,Oxide ,complex mixtures ,Pollution ,Metal ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Distilled water ,Solubilization ,visual_art ,Environmental chemistry ,Loam ,parasitic diseases ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Environmental Chemistry ,Soil solution ,Acid rain ,Solubility ,Waste Management and Disposal - Abstract
Acid rain of extremely low pH (pH 2.0), collected downwind of a coking works solubilized heavy metal oxides added to a sandy loam soil in the order of increasing solubilization CdO > ZnO > CuO > PbO. Artificial acid rains (pH 2.6 and 4.2) had a much less marked effect on metal oxide solubility. On the other hand acid rain released less F− into soil solution from added CaF2 than did either artificial rain or distilled water.
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- 1982
26. Isolation and characterisation of dissolved organic carbon from natural and lysimeter waters by ultrafiltration
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Michael Spiteller
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Environmental Engineering ,Chromatography ,Chemistry ,Size-exclusion chromatography ,Ultrafiltration ,Tangential flow ,Pollution ,Membrane ,Lysimeter ,Environmental chemistry ,Soil water ,Dissolved organic carbon ,Environmental Chemistry ,Soil solution ,Waste Management and Disposal - Abstract
The investigation deals with the analyses of lysimeter waters from forest soils using the tangential flow ultrafiltration. Up to 100 litres of soil solution were concentrated to 500 ml within 5 hours. Between 80 to 90 % of the DOC was recovered in the retentate using membranes with a globular molecular weight cut-off MW < 1,000. In addition the fractions were characterised by gel filtration and 13C-NMR.
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- 1987
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