1. Alkali Soil Reclamation with Flue Gas Desulfurization Gypsum in China and Assessment of Metal Content in Corn Grains.
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SAKAI, YUJI, MATSUMOTO, SATOSHI, and SADAKATA, MASAYOSHI
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INDUSTRIAL waste & the environment , *AIR pollution , *FLUE gas desulfurization , *WASTE products , *COAL combustion , *DESERTIFICATION , *FLY ash , *SULFUR dioxide , *GYPSUM in soils - Abstract
Flue gas desulfurization gypsum (FGDG), the by-product of wet and semi-dry desulfu-rization processes, has been used us an alkali soil amendment in China. We evaluated the change in soil properties, agricultural production and the safety of FGDG as a soil amendment. Ax a result, soil pH and ESP (exchangeable sodium percentage) decreased and corn production increased in Kind-treated plots. The metal (B, Cr Mn. Ni, Cu, As. Cd. Pb) contents in soil. FGDG. and corn grains were quantified by ICP-MS. Consequently, the contents of almost all metals in FGDG were lower than in soil. Moreover, the contents of almost all of the metal in the corn grains in the FGDG-treated plots were almost the same or lower than those in the control plot. Statistical analysis indicated that there was no effect of gypsum application on the metal content in the com grains. Almost all of the metal contents were lower than the standard values set by FAO/WHO for human intake. The results showed that the FGDG from wet and semi-dry FGD processes is suitable as an alkali soil amendment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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