Organic Matter and Barium Absorption by Plant Species Grown in an Area Polluted with Scrap Metal Residue

Abreu, Cleide Aparecida de; Cantoni, Mariana; Coscione, Aline Renée; Paz‐Ferreiro, Jorge

doi:10.1155/2012/476821

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“…Although moderate, the correlation between dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and water leachable Ba fraction suggests the biogenic origin of this element in tailings. This finding is in accordance with the literature data regarding the effect of organic matter on Ba availability [47,48]. Although in the environment As has a high affinity for the organic matter, in the studied tailings this component has a low influence on the mobilization of As and other hazardous/priority hazardous metals by water [49].…”

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Characterization and assessment of potential environmental risk of tailings stored in seven impoundments in the Aries river basin, Western Romania

Levei

Frențiu

Ponta

et al. 2013

Chemistry Central Journal

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BackgroundThe objective of this study was to examine the potential environmental risk of tailings resulted after precious and base metal ores processing, stored in seven impoundments located in the Aries river basin, Romania. The tailings were characterized by mineralogical and elemental composition, contamination indices, acid rock drainage generation potential and water leachability of hazardous/priority hazardous metals and ions. Multivariate statistical methods were used for data interpretation.ResultsTailings were found to be highly contaminated with several hazardous/priority hazardous metals (As, Cu, Cd, Pb), and pose potential contamination risk for soil, sediments, surface and groundwater. Two out of the seven studied impoundments does not satisfy the criteria required for inert wastes, shows acid rock drainage potential and thus can contaminate the surface and groundwater. Three impoundments were found to be highly contaminated with As, Pb and Cd, two with As and other two with Cu. The tailings impoundments were grouped based on the enrichment factor, geoaccumulation index, contamination factor and contamination degree of 7 hazardous/priority hazardous metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) considered typical for the studied tailings. Principal component analysis showed that 47% of the elemental variability was attributable to alkaline silicate rocks, 31% to acidic S-containing minerals, 12% to carbonate minerals and 5% to biogenic elements. Leachability of metals and ions was ascribed in proportion of 61% to silicates, 11% to acidic minerals and 6% to the organic matter. A variability of 18% was attributed to leachability of biogenic elements (Na, K, Cl-, NO3-) with no potential environmental risk. Pattern recognition by agglomerative hierarchical clustering emphasized the grouping of impoundments in agreement with their contamination degree and acid rock drainage generation potential.ConclusionsTailings stored in the studied impoundments were found to be contaminated with some hazardous/ priority hazardous metals, fluoride and sulphate and thus presents different contamination risk for the environment. A long term monitoring program of these tailings impoundments and the expansion of the ecologization measures in the area is required.

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Characterization and assessment of potential environmental risk of tailings stored in seven impoundments in the Aries river basin, Western Romania

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Frențiu

Ponta

et al. 2013

Chemistry Central Journal

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“…Given equilibrium conditions, the concentration of an element in soil and its transfer to plants may be assumed to show a linear relationship ( Chojnacka et al, 2005; Abreu et al, 2012). Two‐factor regression including interaction was used here to investigate interspecies differences and effect of lime treatment.…”

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Can liming reduce barium uptake by agricultural plants grown on sandy soil?

Myrvang

Bleken

Krogstad

et al. 2016

J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci.

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Uptake of barium (Ba) from soil by vascular plants varies among species. Despite the toxicity of soluble Ba compounds to plants, research on mechanisms controlling Ba uptake from natural soils is scarce. This study investigated the treatment effect of lime (CaCO3) added to a sandy soil containing a total of 500 mg Ba kg−1 on uptake and interspecies distribution of Ba in legumes and other cultivated food and feed plants. Nine species of grasses, vegetables, herbs, and legumes were cultivated under controlled conditions in a greenhouse experiment. The plants were harvested at maturity or flowering, dried, milled, and digested with nitric acid using the microwave technique prior to ICP‐MS analysis. All plant species acquired Ba from the soil in considerable amounts, probably due to low Ba adsorption potential of the sandy soil. Shoot tissue concentrations ranged from about 100 (grass) to 600 mg Ba kg−1 (legume) and root concentrations from about 100 (tuber vegetable) to 700 mg kg−1 (legume). Vicia cracca L. (bird vetch) showed an accumulation capacity due to high shoot concentrations of Ba compared to the other species. Higher yield accompanied by a potential dilution effect can partly explain why Trifolium repens L. (white clover), Pisum sativum ssp. arvénse L. (gray pea) and Hordeum vulgare L. (barley) did not display the highest Ba concentrations, but showed the highest Ba uptake from soil. High plant uptake of calcium (Ca) also seemed to enhance Ba uptake, by legumes in particular. However, liming reduced shoot Ba concentrations, particularly of species with low affinity for Ca. The risk of Ba accumulation thus raises toxicity concerns when forage legumes are cultivated in soils containing elevated concentrations of Ba.

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“…As a result, there seems to have been an effect of the organic matter of the sewage sludge in the reduction of the absorption of this element by the plant. Although for some heavy metals there may be increased availability in the presence of organic matter, for elements such as Ba, sulfur bonds and precipitation in the form of barium sulphates or carbonates may occur, reducing their availability and absorption by the plant (Ippolito & Barbarick, 2006), mainly in the range of pH close to neutrality or alkaline conditions (Abreu et al, 2012). On the other hand, the contents of Cr, As and Se in leaf D were not influenced by the application of the different types of fertilizers.…”

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Content of Heavy Metals in Soil and in Pineapple Fertilized With Sewage Sludge

Junio¹,

Sampaio²,

Fernandes³

et al. 2019

JAS

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The usage of sewage sludge in agriculture can increase the levels of heavy metals in the soil, compromising their use as fertilizer. The objective of this study was to evaluate the contamination of soil and pineapple by heavy metals after the application of treated sewage sludge by different forms in three orders of soils under greenhouse conditions. The treatments, in a factorial scheme 7 × 3 were distributed in a randomized complete block design with three replications, corresponding to seven fertilization management: soil without fertilization, chemical fertilization, fertilization with composted sludge sewage, fertilization with vermicompost sewage sludge, fertilization with solarized sewage sludge, fertilization as sewage sludge dried in a Bruthus-Albrecht rotary sludge dryer and fertilization with limed sludge sewage, combined with three orders of soils: Cambisol, Nitisol and Acrisol. The Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb, Ba, Cd, Ni, As and Se contents were analyzed in the soil, in the leaf of greater length (D leaf) and in the fruit pulp of the pineapple. The Acrisol provided more favorable conditions to the increase in the availability and absorption of Pb and As by D leaf and fruit of the pineapple. Fertilization with composted, vermicompost and solarized sewage sludge provided high levels of Pb, As, Zn in leaf D and in the pineapple fruit, relating the interference of sludge stabilization process with the absorption of metals by pineapple fruits.

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Organic Matter and Barium Absorption by Plant Species Grown in an Area Polluted with Scrap Metal Residue

Cited by 31 publications

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Characterization and assessment of potential environmental risk of tailings stored in seven impoundments in the Aries river basin, Western Romania

Characterization and assessment of potential environmental risk of tailings stored in seven impoundments in the Aries river basin, Western Romania

Can liming reduce barium uptake by agricultural plants grown on sandy soil?

Content of Heavy Metals in Soil and in Pineapple Fertilized With Sewage Sludge

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