Effect of biosolid incorporation to mollisol soils on Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn fractionation, and relationship with their bioavailability

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) 2007-08, Vol.68 (11), p.2021-2027
• Main Authors: Guerra, Paula, Ahumada, Inés, Carrasco, Adriana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; application rate; Applied sciences; Bioavailability; Biodegradation, Environmental; Biological and medical sciences; Biosolids; chromium; Chromium - chemistry; Chromium - metabolism; copper; Copper - chemistry; Copper - metabolism; Exact sciences and technology; forage crops; forage grasses; forage legumes; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agronomy. Plant production; indicator species; land application; lead; Lead - chemistry; Lead - metabolism; Lolium - metabolism; Lolium perenne; Metals; Metals - chemistry; Metals - metabolism; nickel; Nickel - chemistry; Nickel - metabolism; Other industrial wastes. Sewage sludge; Other nutrients. Amendments. Solid and liquid wastes. Sludges and slurries; Pollution; roots; Sequential extraction; shoots; Soil - analysis; Soil Pollutants - chemistry; Soil Pollutants - metabolism; soil pollution; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility. Fertilization. Amendments; Trifolium - metabolism; Trifolium pratense; Wastes; zinc; Zinc - chemistry; Zinc - metabolism
• ISSN: 0045-6535; 1879-1298
• DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.02.045

Biosolid application to soil may be a supply of nutrients and micronutrients but it may also accumulate toxic compounds which would be absorbed by crops and through them be incorporated to the trophic chain. The present study deals with the effect of biosolid application on Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, and Zn in agricultural soils. The procedure used is sequential extraction so that the availability of those metals may be estimated and related to their bioavailability as determined through two indicator plants grown in greenhouse: ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.) and red clover ( Trifolium pratense). Results showed that biosolid application to soil increased total Cu and Zn content. Sequential extraction showed that the more labile Zn fractions increased after biosolid application to soil. This was confirmed when assessing the total content of this metal in shoot and root of the plants under study, since a higher content was found in plant tissues, while no significant differences were found for Cu, Cr, Ni, and Pb.