The growth and metal content of plants grown in soil contaminated by a copper/chrome/arsenic wood preservative

Grant, C.; Dobbs, A.J.

doi:10.1016/0013-9327(77)90121-5

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“…This is known to be influenced by the metal species, plant species and plant part [9]. Indeed, it has been reported that plants grown on soils possessing enhanced metal concentration due to pollution have increased heavy metal ion content [10]. If the consumption of these metals through plant source is not carefully regulated, it may lead to accumulation in man with attendant health hazards.…”

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Environmental Fate of Heavy Metals in Soil of Ido-Osun Waste Dump Site, Osogbo, Osun, Nigeria

Abidemi¹,

Theresa²

2014

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Wastes, if not properly managed can cause severe complications within ecosystem. Farmers use soil from dumpsites without regards for the health implication the heavy metal contents of such soil type may pose. The levels of these heavy metals need to be ascertained to know their fate. Five heavy metals (chromium, nickel, zinc, lead and copper) were analysed for their levels in soil at four different directions (east, west, north and south) by wet digestion spectrophotometrically. Heavy metals in soil were zinc (1133±897 mg/kg), nickel (26.3± 51.1 mg/kg), copper (110±90 mg/kg), lead (137± 64 mg/kg) and chromium (3.63±2.46 mg/kg). Concentration in sampling site were higher than soils from background with factors of 67 (zinc), 18 (copper), and 20 (lead). Index of geoaccumulation revealed soil to be moderately to strongly polluted with zinc, copper and lead. Inter-element correlation was in the range 0.90 -0.99. Near-by farmlands are exposed to these heavy metals. Surface water near the site will not be usable for irrigation and other categories of water usages. Wastes from the dump site can be reduced, reused and recycled.

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Environmental Fate of Heavy Metals in Soil of Ido-Osun Waste Dump Site, Osogbo, Osun, Nigeria

Abidemi¹,

Theresa²

2014

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“…Studies have shown that plants grown on heavy metal polluted soils possess enhanced metal concentration (Grant and Dobbs, 1977) and the uptake of metal ions has been shown to be influenced by the metal species and plant parts (Juste and Mench, 1992). Based on this, plant concentration factor (PCF) was computed using the following equation (Liang et al, 2011).…”

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Physicochemical Characteristics and Heavy Metals Contents in Soils and Cassava Plants from Farmlands along A Major Highway in Delta State, Nigeria

Osakwe¹,

Okolie²

2016

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management

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Soil samples and cassava tubers and leaves collected from farmlands along Agbor-Asaba expressway were analysed for their heavy metal levels in order to assess their levels of contamination on the environment as a result of traffic activities. Physicochemical properties of the soil samples were also determined. The soil pH had a mean value of 5.15+ 0.48 indicating that the soils were moderately acidic. Total Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen mean values were 1.20 + 0.13% and 0.09 + 0.80% respectively showing presence of some organic matters. Electrical conductivity of the soil samples had the mean value of 5.94 + 1.32µscm -1 indicating significant presence of ionisable materials in the soils. Particle size was dominated by sand size fractions followed by clay and then silt which revealed that the soils were coarse and have low supply of nutrients and moisture. The mean levels of heavy metals in the soil samples were (mgkg For both the soil and plant samples, the heavy metal levels were significantly higher than the levels obtained in the control sites confirming some heavy metal enrichments in the soils studied. The plant concentration factor values were in the order Cr > Pb > Fe > Ni showing that chromium was the easiest to migrate among all the metals studied and that all the metals fall into the category showing medium accumulation except for Nickel which fell into the category of elements lacking accumulation. The overall results show that there is some metal enrichments on the soils and cassava plants as a result of automobile emission on the highway.© JASEM http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v19i4.18

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“…A comparison with some reported data shows that As content in vegetables of this study area are higher than those in vegetables of shopping baskets from Spain, 54 in vegetables grown in Salamanca province, Spain, 55 in vegetables from a mining region, Cornwall, UK, 56 and similar to those in vegetables from geogenic polluted areas of Chile 57 and Bangladesh, 35,58 and in carrots grown in experimental plots of As polluted soils. 16,59 On the other hand, As content in vegetables found in the present study are lower than those in vegetables grown in the soils with an available fraction of As > 1 mg/kg. 44 The elevated As content in wheat might stand for a relatively higher health risk than those in analysed vegetables since its concentrations (Fig.…”

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“…La zanahoria es un vegetal muy cultivado y consumido tanto en esta área como en todo el mundo, por esta razón fue elegido para investigar los resultados de estudios anteriores a través de un ensayo en invernadero (a temperatura y humedad controladas). La zanahoria presenta gran tolerancia a elevados niveles de As (Grant and Dobbs, 1977). El objetivo principal de este estudio fue determinar la absorción de As por la raíz y su acumulación tanto en las raíces como en las hojas, de zanahorias cultivadas en una muestra de suelo recogida en el área de estudio y regado con cantidades crecientes de As.…”

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Arsénico en aguas subterráneas: su transferencia al suelo y a la planta

Moreno¹,

Paloma²

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The growth and metal content of plants grown in soil contaminated by a copper/chrome/arsenic wood preservative

Cited by 33 publications

References 12 publications

Environmental Fate of Heavy Metals in Soil of Ido-Osun Waste Dump Site, Osogbo, Osun, Nigeria

Environmental Fate of Heavy Metals in Soil of Ido-Osun Waste Dump Site, Osogbo, Osun, Nigeria

Physicochemical Characteristics and Heavy Metals Contents in Soils and Cassava Plants from Farmlands along A Major Highway in Delta State, Nigeria

Arsénico en aguas subterráneas: su transferencia al suelo y a la planta

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