Quantification of Heavy Metals in Mining Affected Soil and Their Bioaccumulation in Native Plant Species

Nawab, Javed; Khan, Sardar; Shah, Mohammad Tahir; Khan, Khalid; Huang, Qing; Ali, Roshan

doi:10.1080/15226514.2014.981246

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“…Another concern regarding the safe use of organic fertilizers in agriculture is the possible presence of heavy metals that have a negative impact on the environment. Heavy metals can accumulate in agricultural soils, leach into soil solution and reach the groundwater and, in the long term, they may contaminate both human and animal food chain (Nawab et al 2015;Rahman et al 2014;Singh and Kalamdhad 2013).…”

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Organic fertilization in nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica) orchard combines nutrient management and pollution impact

Baldi

Marcolini

Quartieri

et al. 2016

Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst

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Recycled organic fertilizers may be used to replace chemical source of nutrients; however, some nutrients such as nitrogen and heavy metals released by mineralization can become potential pollutants. The objective of this experiment was to compare, over a 3-year-period of time, the effectiveness of two organic fertilizers (cow manure and compost) with a traditional mineral fertilizer on soil fertility, tree nutritional status, heavy metal concentration in soil and plant in a mature nectarine orchard. Trees were subjected, since their plantation (made in 2001) to the following treatments: (1) mineral fertilization (including nitrogen at 130 kg ha -1 year -1 );(2) cow manure (5 t DW year -1 ha -1 ); (3) compost (5 t DW year -1 ha -1 ). Soil organic matter and total nitrogen concentration increased as a consequence of compost application. Soil nitrate concentration was increased by mineral fertilizer and compost applications. In summer, macro and micro nutrient concentrations in leaves were not affected by treatments with the exception of N that was increased by mineral fertilization. At the end of the season, leaf N, K and Zn were remobilized to storage organs, while Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe and Mn accumulated in abscised leaves and returned to the soil, with no differences among treatments. Nitrogen and K were found principally in fruit flesh. With the exception of Cu and Zn, the concentration of heavy metals in leaves and fruits was below detection limits. Total and DTPA-extractable heavy metals in soil were not increased by organic fertilization if compared with mineral fertilizer.

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confidence: 99%

Organic fertilization in nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica) orchard combines nutrient management and pollution impact

Baldi

Marcolini

Quartieri

et al. 2016

Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst

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“…Nawab et al . found that native plant species can be used to recover soils that are contaminated by the accumulation of high concentrations of heavy metals.…”

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Heavy metals and arsenic phytoavailability index in pioneer plants from a semipermanent natural wetland

Gómez-Bernal

Ruíz-Huerta

Armienta

et al. 2017

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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The total concentration of Pb, Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, and As in mining‐impacted soils and pioneer plants from a semi‐permanent natural wetland was determined by X‐ray fluorescence. Results showed that the maximum values in soil were Fe > Zn > Pb > Mn > As > Cu and in plants were Zn > Pb > As > Cu, and Mn and Fe were found in variable concentrations. Bouteloa repens showed the highest translocation factor (TF) for all heavy metals, and the highest phytoavailability index (PI) for Fe, Cu, As, and Mn. However, Typha dominguensis was the plant species with the most elevated bioconcentration factor (BCF) for Mn and Fe and PI for Pb and Zn, while Cyperus manimae showed the maximum BCF for As, Pb, and Cu, and the highest PI for Mn. For Eleocharis ovata the maximum BCF and PI were for Zn and As, respectively. The PI indicates the availability of heavy metals and As in the environment and their bioaccumulation in plants. The plant species reported in this study are pioneer plants that can easily become established due to their environmental resilience and physiologic characteristics. This study shows that B. repens and T. dominguensis are species that translocate heavy metals and accumulate them in their various organs, and therefore, these plants are suggested as good candidates for phytostabilization in similar semi‐permanent natural wetlands. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 37: 980–988, 2018

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“…Similarly, significant correlation was found in agricultural products, Cd-Pb (r = 0.271), Cr-Cu (r = 0.525), Cd-Cu (r = 0.427) and Pb-Cu (r = 0.363) at the p<0.05 level, which were comparatively weaker than that in soils. This implies that these metals originate from the same polluting source or present multiple contamination to different degrees [53]. The significant correlation coefficients between heavy metals in soils and agricultural products assume that the source of heavy metal pollution in mining areas was anthropogenic (mining and smelting activities).…”

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Heavy Metals Pollution Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Farmland Soils and Agricultural Products in a Mining Area of Henan Province, China

Zhang¹,

He²,

Zhao³

et al. 2020

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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The development of mineral resources has promoted the rapid development of the social economy. However, mining and mineral processing are regarded as a primary source of heavy metals contamination in the environment due to activities of mineral excavation, ore transportation, smelting, and refining [1][2][3][4][5]. Among all mining wastes, tailings are a solid waste with especially high toxic heavy metals produced in the process of mining, mineral processing and smelting, which are considered the greatest threat to ecological stability due Pol. AbstractThis research focused on soil contamination and the health risks around a mining area in Henan Province of China. Heavy metals contents in farmland soils and agricultural products were analyzed. The results showed that the soils in the mining area had been polluted by heavy metals to different degrees, whereas the average concentrations of heavy metals in farmland soils had exceeded the background value of Henan Province. Cd was the main pollutant element in soils. Agricultural products grown on farmland near the mining area were heavily polluted by Cd and Pb and slightly polluted by Cr. Furthermore, the health risk to local inhabitants via food ingestion was assessed based on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) health risk assessment model. The results showed that the local inhabitants experience high potential health risks by intake of Cd and Pb via consumption of these vegetables. Leafy vegetables had the highest health risks of all agricultural products, whether adults or children, suggesting high health risks by consuming the contaminated agricultural products. Moreover, because children were more sensitively affected by heavy metals from food ingestion, we should pay more attention to monitoring children's health in such areas.

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Quantification of Heavy Metals in Mining Affected Soil and Their Bioaccumulation in Native Plant Species

Cited by 66 publications

References 49 publications

Organic fertilization in nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica) orchard combines nutrient management and pollution impact

Organic fertilization in nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica) orchard combines nutrient management and pollution impact

Heavy metals and arsenic phytoavailability index in pioneer plants from a semipermanent natural wetland

Heavy Metals Pollution Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Farmland Soils and Agricultural Products in a Mining Area of Henan Province, China

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