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Choudhary M, Datta SP, Golui D, Meena MC, Nogiya M, Samal SK, Raza MB, Rahman MM, Mishra R. Effect of sludge amelioration on yield, accumulation and translocation of heavy metals in soybean grown in acid and alkaline soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:101343-101357. [PMID: 37651010 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29568-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted with seven different levels of sludge (0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160 g kg-1) to assess the potential impact of sludge application on soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) productivity, metal accumulation and translocation, and physico-chemical changes in acid and alkaline soils. The outcomes revealed that the application of sludge @ 5.0 to 160 g kg-1 resulted in a significant (p < 0.05) increase in seed and straw yield in both acid and alkaline soils compared to control. All the assessed heavy metals in soybean were within permissible ranges and did not exceed the phytotoxic limit, except for Fe, Zn, and Cu in the roots from the application of sewage sludge. The values of bioaccumulation factor (BFroot/soil) and translocation factor i.e., TFstraw/root and TFseed/straw were < 1.0 for Ni, Pb and Cr. Overall, for all the sludge application doses the soil pH was observed to increase in the acid soil and decline in alkaline soil when compared to the control. All the investigated heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cd, Pb, and Cr) in the different plant tissues (root, straw and seed) of soybean were correlated with the soil variables. The study finds that sludge can be a potential organic fertilizer and function as an eco-friendly technique for the recycling of nutrients in the soil while keeping a check on the heavy metals' availability to plants.
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- Mahipal Choudhary
- ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, 342003, India
- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, 462001, India.
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
- Department of Civil Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation, RC Koraput, Panchkula, Odisha, 763002, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Floricultural Research, Pune, Maharashtra, 411036, India
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, 462001, India
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Banerjee S, Ghosh S, Jha S, Kumar S, Mondal G, Sarkar D, Datta R, Mukherjee A, Bhattacharyya P. Assessing pollution and health risks from chromite mine tailings contaminated soils in India by employing synergistic statistical approaches. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 880:163228. [PMID: 37019224 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) contamination in the agricultural soil can generate a detrimental effect on the ecosystem and poses a threat to human health. The present work evaluates the PTEs concentration, source identification, probabilistic assessment of health hazards, and dietary risk analysis due to PTEs pollution in the region of the chromite-asbestos mine, India. To evaluate the health risks associated with PTEs in soil, soil tailings and rice grains were collected and studied. The results revealed that the PTEs concentration (mainly Cr and Ni) of total, DTPA-bioavailable, and rice grain was significantly above the permissible limit in site 1 (tailings) and site 2 (contaminated) as compared with site 3 (uncontaminated). The Free ion activity model (FIAM) was applied to detect the solubility of PTEs in polluted soil and their probable transfer from soil to rice grain. The hazard quotient values were significantly higher than the safe (FIAM-HQ < 0.5) for Cr (1.50E+00), Ni (1.32E+00), and, Pb (5.55E+00) except for Cd (1.43E-03), Cu (5.82E-02). Severity adjustment margin of exposure (SAMOE) results denote that the PTEs contaminated raw rice grain has high health risk [CrSAMOE: 0.001; NiSAMOE: 0.002; CdSAMOE: 0.007; PbSAMOE: 0.008] for humans except for Cu. The Positive matrix factorization (PMF) along with correlation used to apportion the source. Self-organizing map (SOM) and PMF analysis identified the source of pollution mainly from mines in this region. Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) revealed that TCR (total carcinogenic risk) cannot be insignificant and children were the maximum sufferers relative to adults via ingestion-pathway. In the spatial distribution map, the region nearer to mine is highly prone to ecological risk with respect to PTEs pollution. Based on appropriate and reasonable evaluation methods, this work will help environmental scientists and policymakers' control PTEs pollution in agricultural soils near the vicinity of mines.
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- Sonali Banerjee
- Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih, Jharkhand 815301, India
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- Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih, Jharkhand 815301, India
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- Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih, Jharkhand 815301, India
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- Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih, Jharkhand 815301, India
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- Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih, Jharkhand 815301, India
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- Stevens Institute of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Ocean Engineering, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA
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- Department of Biological Science, Michigan Technological University, MI, USA
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- Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih, Jharkhand 815301, India
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- Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih, Jharkhand 815301, India.
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Zeng T, Guo J, Li Y, Wang G. Oyster shell amendment reduces cadmium and lead availability and uptake by rice in contaminated paddy soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:44582-44596. [PMID: 35133586 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-18727-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Contamination with cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in rice and paddy soil threatens food safety and human health. This study determined the effects of oyster shell amendment (0, 6, and 12 g kg-1) on the mobility and uptake of Cd and Pb by two rice plants (ZY18, japonica and DL5, indica) in contaminated paddy soil. Oyster shell amendment significantly increased the pH of soil and pore water, and decreased the DTPA-extractable Cd concentration in soil, but not the Cd concentration in pore water. Furthermore, the DTPA-extractable Pb concentration in rhizosphere soil was not significantly influenced by oyster shell addition. Application of oyster shell reduced the Pb concentration in pore water and Pb uptake by both cultivars, but excessive application (12 g kg-1) resulted in Cd accumulation in tissues for ZY18. Furthermore, oyster shell addition significantly increased the dissolved organic carbon, calcium, and magnesium concentrations in soil pore water, and decreased glutathione and phytochelatin levels in roots, all of which alleviated heavy metal toxicity and improved rice growth. These results demonstrate that amendment with the appropriate amount of oyster shell, combined with rice cultivar type, could simultaneously reduce Cd and Pb accumulation in rice grown in heavy metal-contaminated soil.
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- Tao Zeng
- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, Fujian, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, Fujian, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, Fujian, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, Fujian, China.
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Wang JX, Xu DM, Fu RB, Chen JP. Bioavailability Assessment of Heavy Metals Using Various Multi-Element Extractants in an Indigenous Zinc Smelting Contaminated Site, Southwestern China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:8560. [PMID: 34444310 PMCID: PMC8392273 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Despite recent studies have investigated the strong influences of smelting activities on heavy metal contamination in the soil environment, little studies have been conducted on the current information about the potential environmental risks posed by toxic heavy metals in smelting contaminated sites. In the present study, a combination of the bioavailability, speciation, and release kinetics of toxic heavy metals in the indigenous zinc smelting contaminated soil were reliably used as an effective tool to support site risk assessment. The bioavailability results revealed that the bioavailable metal concentrations were intrinsically dependent on the types of chemical extractants. Interestingly, 0.02 mol/L EDTA + 0.5 mol/L CH3COONH4 was found to be the best extractant, which extracted 30.21% of Cu, 31.54% of Mn, 2.39% of Ni and 28.89% of Zn, respectively. The sequential extraction results suggested that Cd, Pb, and Zn were the most mobile elements, which would pose the potential risks to the environment. The correlation of metal bioavailability with their fractionation implied that the exchangeable metal fractions were easily extracted by CaCl2 and Mehlich 1, while the carbonate and organic bound metal fractions could be extracted by EDTA and DTPA with stronger chelating ability. Moreover, the kinetic modeling results suggested that the chemical desorption mechanism might be the major factor controlling heavy metal release. These results could provide some valuable references for the risk assessment and management of heavy metals in the smelting contaminated sites.
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- Jun-Xian Wang
- Centre for Environmental Risk Management and Remediation of Soil and Groundwater, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
- Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Centre for Environmental Risk Management and Remediation of Soil and Groundwater, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Centre for Environmental Risk Management and Remediation of Soil and Groundwater, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
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Bhattacharyya K, Sengupta S, Pari A, Halder S, Bhattacharya P, Pandian BJ, Chinchmalatpure AR. Characterization and risk assessment of arsenic contamination in soil-plant (vegetable) system and its mitigation through water harvesting and organic amendment. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2021; 43:2819-2834. [PMID: 33411124 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-020-00796-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Field experiments with vegetables [cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and spinach (Spinacia oleracea)] were conducted at geogenically arsenic-contaminated Ghentugachi village in West Bengal, India, for two consecutive years to study arsenic accumulation by the selected vegetables and to explore the efficiencies of use of harvested/harnessed water and organic amendments (Mustard Cake, Vermicompost and Farm Yard Manure) in reducing arsenic load in soil-plant system. Results revealed that arsenic accumulations in the cauliflower head, spinach leaf and tomato fruit were in the range of 0.15-0.17, 2.73-3.00 and 0.08 mg kg-1. Organic amendment and pond water irrigation when applied either separately or together were found to be effective in reducing arsenic contamination in soil-plant system compared to irrigation with shallow tube well-drafted underground water. Vermicompost remained most successful among the organic amendments. Conjunctive use of surface (pond) and ground water also significantly reduced the level of arsenic in the system. The risk of dietary intake of arsenic through the selected vegetables was computed through % Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake, Hazard Quotient and Target Cancer Risk. Cauliflower and tomato were found safe in the individual contribution to food chain, while consumption of spinach leaf (possessing 10.4-22.6% more arsenic than maximum tolerable limits) remained unsafe in all dietary risk measures.
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- Kallol Bhattacharyya
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741252, India
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741252, India.
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741252, India
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741252, India
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741252, India
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- Water Technology Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641003, India
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- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Bharuch, Gujarat, 392012, India
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Golui D, Datta SP, Dwivedi BS, Meena MC, Trivedi VK. Prediction of free metal ion activity in contaminated soils using WHAM VII, baker soil test and solubility model. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 243:125408. [PMID: 31770700 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Bioavailability and ecotoxicity of metals in contaminated soils depend largely on their solubility. The present investigation was carried out to predict the free ion activity of Zn2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Pb2+ and Cd2+ in contaminated soils as a function of pH, organic carbon content and extractable metal concentration. Twenty-five composite soil samples were collected from various locations which had a history of receiving sewage sludge (Keshopur and IARI, Delhi), municipal solid waste (Kolkata, West Bengal), polluted river water (Madanpur, Delhi) and industrial effluents (Debari, Rajasthan and Sonepat, Haryana). Four composite soil samples were also collected from adjacent fields which had not received contaminated amendments. Free ion activities (-log10 values), viz. pZn2+, pCu2+, pNi2+, pPb2+ and pCd2+ as measured by the Baker soil test, were 10.1 ± 1.12, 13.4 ± 1.23, 12.9 ± 0.85, 11.6 ± 0.74 and 12.6 ± 2.26, respectively. Free metal ion activities were also determined using the geochemical speciation model WHAM-VII following extraction of soil solution with porous Rhizon samplers from the rhizosphere of growing plants. pH dependent Freundlich model based on soil properties could explain the variation in pZn2+, pCu2+, pNi2+, pPb2+ and pCd2+ to the extent of 84, 52, 73, 60 and 70%, respectively, in the case of data from Rhizon samplers coupled with speciation modelling. Whereas, C-Q model could explain 84, 57, 82, 72 and 74% variability in pZn2+, pCu2+, pNi2+, pPb2+ and pCd2+, respectively, based on soil properties and free metal ion activity as determined with integrated use of Rhizon-WHAM-VII. Modelling approach was superior compared to that based on the Baker soil test solution.
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- Debasis Golui
- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi, 110 012, India.
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi, 110 012, India
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Mandal J, Golui D, Datta SP. Assessing equilibria of organo-arsenic complexes and predicting uptake of arsenic by wheat grain from organic matter amended soils. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 234:419-426. [PMID: 31229706 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In view of limited information, a laboratory experiment was conducted to study the stability of organo-arsenic complexes as affected by competing anions i.e. phosphate, nitrate and sulphate. For this purpose, humic acid (HA) and fulvic acid (FA) were extracted from farmyard manure (FYM), vermicompost (VC), sugarcane bagasse (SB) and soil. A pot experiment was also conducted with 4 levels each of arsenic (As) (10, 20, 30 and 40 mg kg-1) and amendments (no amendment, FYM, VC and SB at the rate of 10 t ha-1 each). Results indicate that stability of FA extracted from sugarcane bagasse have the highest stability constant (log K) as 9.77 and the corresponding mole ratio (x) value of 1.51. The phosphate was the most effective in replacing As from organo-As complexes followed by sulphate and nitrate. Under pot culture study, As content in wheat grain was the lowest in sugarcane bagasse amended soil followed by FYM and VC at all levels of As application. Solubility-free ion activity model was most effective in predicting As uptake by wheat grain based on Olsen extractable As, pH and Walkley & Black organic C. Efficacy of organic amendments in reducing health hazard for intake of As through consumption of wheat grain grown on contaminated soil was also reflected in the values of hazard quotient (HQ).
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- Jajati Mandal
- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, 813210, India.
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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Responses of Rhizosphere Fungal Communities to the Sewage Sludge Application into the Soil. Microorganisms 2019; 7:microorganisms7110505. [PMID: 31671795 PMCID: PMC6920848 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7110505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Due to the increasing sewage sludge production in the world and problems with its disposal, an application of sludge to the soil appears to be a suitable solution considering its fertilizer properties and ability to improve the soil physical conditions. On the other hand, the sludge may also contain undesirable and toxic substances. Since soil microorganisms are sensitive to environmental changes, they can be used as indicators of soil quality. In this study, we used sewage sludge (SS) from two municipal wastewater treatment plants (SS-A and SS-B) in the dose of 5 t/ha and 15 t/ha in order to determine possible changes in the fungal community diversity, especially arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), in the rhizosphere of Arundo donax L. Rhizosphere samples were collected in summer and autumn for two consecutive years and the fungal diversity was examined using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and 18S rDNA sequencing. Fungal alpha diversity was more affected by SS-A than SS-B probably due to the higher heavy metal content. However, based on principal component analysis and ANOSIM, significant changes in overall fungal diversity were not observed. Simultaneously, 18S rDNA sequencing showed that more various fungal taxa were detected in the sample with sewage sludge than in the control. Glomus sp. as a representative of AMF was the most represented. Moreover, Funneliformis in both samples and Rhizophagus in control with Septoglomus in the sludge sample were other representatives of AMF. Our results indicate that the short-term sewage sludge application into the soil does not cause a shift in the fungal community composition.
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Mishra R, Datta SP, Annapurna K, Meena MC, Dwivedi BS, Golui D, Bandyopadhyay K. Enhancing the effectiveness of zinc, cadmium, and lead phytoextraction in polluted soils by using amendments and microorganisms. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:17224-17235. [PMID: 31012068 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05143-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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For remediating polluted soils, phytoextraction of metals received considerable attention in recent years, although slow removal of metals remained a major constraint in this approach. We, therefore, studied the effect of selected organic and inorganic amendments on the solubility of zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) in polluted soil and enhancing the efficacy of phytoextraction of these metals by Indian mustard (Brassica juncea cv. Pusa Vijay). For this purpose, a greenhouse experiment was conducted using a metal-polluted soil to evaluate the effect of amendments, viz. green manure (T2), EDTA (T3), sulfur (S)+S oxidizing bacteria (Thiobacillus spp.) (T4), metal-solubilizing bacteria (Pseudomonas spp.) (T5), and green manure + metal-solubilizing bacteria (T6), on solubility and bioavailability of Zn, Cd, and Pb. Distribution of metals in different soil fractions revealed that Cd content in water soluble + exchangeable fraction increased to the extent of 34.1, 523, 133, 123, and 75.8% in T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6 treatments, respectively, over control (T1). Cadmium concentrations in soil solution as extracted by Rhizon sampler were recorded as 3.78, 88.1, 11.2, 6.29, and 4.27 μg L-1in T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6, respectively, whereas soil solution concentration of Cd in T1 was 0.99 μg L-1. Activities of Cd (pCd2+) in Baker soil extract were 12.2, 10.9, 6.72, 7.74, 7.67, and 7.05 for T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6, respectively. Cadmium contents in shoot were recorded as 2.74, 3.12, 4.03, 4.55, 4.68, and 4.63 mg kg-1 in T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6 treatments, respectively. Similar trend in Zn and Pb content with different magnitude was also observed across the different amendments. Cadmium uptake by shoot of mustard was enhanced to the extent of 125, 62.5, 175, 175, and 212% grown on T2-, T3-, T4-, T5-, and T6-treated soil, respectively, over T1. By and large, free ion activity of metals as measured by Baker soil test proved to be the most effective index for predicting Zn, Cd, and Pb content in shoot of mustard, followed by EDTA and DTPA. Among the metal fractions, only water soluble + exchangeable metal contributed positively towards plant uptake, which explained the variation in shoot Zn, Cd, and Pb content to the extent of 74, 81, and 87%, respectively, along with other soil metal fractions. Risk to human health for intake of metals through the consumption of leafy vegetable (mustard) grown on polluted soil in terms of hazard quotient (HQ) ranged from 0.64 to 1.10 for Cd and 0.11 to 0.34 for Pb, thus rendering mustard unfit for the human consumption. Novelty of the study mainly consisted of the use of natural means and microorganisms for enhancing solubility of metals in soil with the ultimate aim of hastening the phytoremediation.
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- Rahul Mishra
- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India.
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- Division of Microbiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Agricultural Physics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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Wu L, Zhou J, Zhou T, Li Z, Jiang J, Zhu D, Hou J, Wang Z, Luo Y, Christie P. Estimating cadmium availability to the hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola in a wide range of soil types using a piecewise function. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 637-638:1342-1350. [PMID: 29801226 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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UNLABELLED Estimating the bioavailability and predicting the uptake of metals to hyperaccumulators is very important in developing the field application of phytoextraction. A pot experiment was conducted using 108 agricultural soils covering a wide range of soil properties by the cadmium (Cd) hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola. The contributions of a range of soil properties to Cd uptake were quantified. Soil total, soluble, CaCl2-extractable and diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT)-extractable Cd concentrations (Cdtotal, Cdsoln, CdCaCl2 and CdDGT) were used to estimate Cd bioavailability and predict shoot Cd concentration (Cdshoot) using a piecewise function. Cdtotal and pH were the two major contributors to Cd uptake. Cdshoot showed a logarithmic increase with Cdtotal from 0.30 to 10.0 mg kg-1 but no further increase when Cd levels exceeded 10 mg kg-1. Soil pH had a discernible negative effect on Cd bioavailability from pH 5.5 to 7.5 but a weak influence at pH < 5.5 or pH > 7.5. This indicates that the optimum pH for phytoextraction with S. plumbizincicola was ~5.5 and lower pH produced little increase in shoot Cd uptake. DGT gave the best estimation of Cd bioavailability across all the data. When Cdtotal > 10 mg kg-1, none of the four measures was accurate enough to predict Cdshoot but when pH > 7.5 all the four measures were well correlated with Cdshoot. Piecewise equations in different ranges of Cdtotal or pH significantly improved the prediction of Cdshoot compared with the global equations derived from all the data. Compared with the piecewise equations, when pH > 7.5 Cdshoot was greatly overestimated with the global equation of Cdtotal. Our study provides useful information on the soils in which phytoextraction with S. plumbizincicola is feasible in the field. CAPSULE Cd availability to S. plumbizincicola was estimated by a piecewise function in soils with wide ranges of total Cd concentration and pH.
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- Longhua Wu
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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Golui D, Guha Mazumder DN, Sanyal SK, Datta SP, Ray P, Patra PK, Sarkar S, Bhattacharya K. Safe limit of arsenic in soil in relation to dietary exposure of arsenicosis patients from Malda district, West Bengal- A case study. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2017; 144:227-235. [PMID: 28624591 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Safe limit of arsenic in soil in relation to dietary exposure of arsenicosis patients was established in Malda district of West Bengal. Out of 182 participants examined, 80 (43.9%) participants showed clinical features of arsenicosis, characterized by arsenical skin lesion (pigmentation and keratosis), while 102 participants did not have any such lesion (control). Experimental results of the twenty eight soils (own field) of the participants showed the mean Olsen extractable and total arsenic concentration of 0.206 and 6.70mgkg-1, respectively. Arsenic concentration in rice grain ranged from 2.00 to 1260μgkg-1 with the mean value of 146μgkg-1. The hazard quotient (HQ) for intake of As by human through consumption of rice varied from 0.03 to 3.52. HQ exceeds 1.0 for drinking water and rice grain grown in the study area in many cases. As high as 77.6% variation in As content in rice grain could be explained by the solubility-free ion activity model. Toxic limit of extractable As in soil for rice in relation to soil properties and human health hazard, associated with consumption of rice grain by human, was established. For example, the permissible limit of Olsen extractable As in soil would be 0.43mgkg-1 for rice cultivation, if soil pH and organic carbon content were 7.5% and 0.50%, respectively. However, the critical limit of Olsen extractable As in soil would be 0.54mgkg-1, if soil pH and organic carbon were 8.5% and 0.75%, respectively. The conceptual framework of fixing the toxic limit of arsenic in soils with respect to soil properties and human health under modeling-framework was established.
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- Debasis Golui
- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
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- Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal 741 252, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India.
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- National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Regional Centre, Jorhat, Assam 785 004, India
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal 741 252, India
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- Department of Agricultural Meteorology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal 741 252, India
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal 741 252, India
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Liu HT. Achilles heel of environmental risk from recycling of sludge to soil as amendment: A summary in recent ten years (2007-2016). WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2016; 56:575-583. [PMID: 27287008 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Recycling sludge as a soil amendment has both positive and negative effects because of its enrichment in both nutrients and contaminants. So far, the negative effect has to be extensively investigated that the severities of different types of contaminants also remain unclear. The environmental behavior and risk of organic contaminant and pharmaceuticals, heavy metal and salt as well as pathogenic microorganisms brought by sludge amendment are summarized and discussed here. Organic contaminants and pharmaceuticals are typically found at low concentrations in sludge, the risks from sludge-amended soil decrease over time owing to its biodegradability. On the other hand, application of sludge generally increases soil salinity, which may cause physiological damage to plants grown in sludge-amended soil. In some extent, this negative effect can be alleviated by means of dilution; however, greater attention should be paid to long term increasing possible risk of eutrophication. Heavy metal (particularly of mobile heavy metals, such as Cd) with high concentrations in sludge and soil receiving considerable sludge can cause its incremental abundance in soil and crop contamination, further posing risks to humans, but most cases showed that there remained not excessive in heavy metal caused by sludge amendment. It is worth noting that increasing soil organic matter content may reduce transfer of heavy metal from soil to crops, but not restrict its uptake by crops at all. Combined literature together, it is summarized that heavy metal becomes a relatively severe bottleneck in recycling of sludge as soil amendment due to its non-biodegradability and potential damage to health by adventuring contamination from agricultural products. Particular attention should therefore be paid to long term monitoring the change of heavy metals concentration in sludge amended soil.
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- Hong-Tao Liu
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
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Meena R, Datta SP, Golui D, Dwivedi BS, Meena MC. Long-term impact of sewage irrigation on soil properties and assessing risk in relation to transfer of metals to human food chain. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:14269-83. [PMID: 27053056 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6556-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A case study was undertaken to assess the risk of sewage-irrigated soils in relation to the transfer of trace elements to rice and wheat grain. For this purpose, peri-urban agricultural lands under the Keshopur Effluent Irrigation Scheme (KEIS) of Delhi were selected. These agricultural lands have been receiving irrigation through sewage effluents since 1979. Sewage effluent, groundwater, soil, and plant (rice and wheat grain) samples were collected with GPS coordinates from this peri-urban area. Under wheat crop, sewage irrigation for four decades resulted into a significant buildup of zinc (141 %), copper (219 %), iron (514 %), nickel (75.0 %), and lead (28.1 %) in sewage-irrigated soils over adjacent tube well water-irrigated ones. Under rice crop, there was also a significant buildup of phosphorus (339 %), sulfur (130 %), zinc (287 %), copper (352 %), iron (457 %), nickel (258 %), lead (136 %), and cadmium (147 %) in sewage-irrigated soils as compared to that of tube well water-irrigated soils. The values of hazard quotient (HQ) for intake of trace toxic elements by humans through consumption of rice and wheat grain grown on these sewage-irrigated soils were well within the safe permissible limit. The variation in Zn, Ni, and Cd content in wheat grain could be explained by solubility-free ion activity model (FIAM) to the extent of 50.1, 56.8, and 37.2 %, respectively. Corresponding values for rice grain were 49.9, 41.2, and 42.7 %, respectively. As high as 36.4 % variation in As content in rice grain could be explained by solubility-FIAM model. Toxic limit of extractable Cd and As in soil for rice in relation to soil properties and human health hazard associated with consumption of rice grain by humans was established. A similar exercise was also done in respect of Cd for wheat. The conceptual framework of fixing the toxic limit of extractable metals and metalloid in soils with respect to soil properties and human health hazard under the modeling framework was established.
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- Ramu Meena
- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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