Effect of Manure Application on Net Nitrification Rates, Heavy Metal Concentrations and Nitrifying Archaea/Bacteria in Soils

• Published in: Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2021-04, Vol.106 (4), p.707-713
• Main Authors: Ali, Md. Meraj, Khanom, Azmerry, Nahar, Kamrun, Ali, Md Yousof, Azad, Md. Abul Kalam, Rahman, M. Mizanur
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Abundance; Ammonia; Aquatic Pollution; Archaea; Atomic absorption analysis; Atomic absorption spectroscopy; Atomic beam spectroscopy; Bacteria; Bacteria - genetics; Cadmium; Contamination; Copper; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Heavy metals; Lead; Manure; Manures; Metal concentrations; Metals, Heavy; Nitrification; Nitrifying bacteria; Oxidation; Oxidation-Reduction; Phylogeny; Pollution; Soil; Soil bacteria; Soil contamination; Soil Microbiology; Soil microorganisms; Soil pollution; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil temperature; Soils; Spectral analysis; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control
• ISSN: 0007-4861; 1432-0800
• DOI: 10.1007/s00128-021-03112-y

In this study, we determined the effect of manure application on net nitrification rates (NNRs), heavy metal concentrations (HMCs), and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA)/bacteria (AOB), and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) in soil. HMCs were measured by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Abundance of AOA, AOB, and NOB was enumerated by q-PCR. NNRs ranged from 2.8 to 14.7 mg kg −1  h −1 and were significantly ( p