wAbstract
@Fractionation of heavy metals (HMs) in amended soils is needed
to predict elemental mobility in soil and phytoavailability to
plants. A study was conducted to determine the effects of different
amendments on HMs availability and their redistribution among
soil fractions. A contaminated with 0, 2, 4, and 6 g kg-1
of vermicompost (VC), zeolite (ZE), and di-ammonium phosphate
(DP) and incubated at field moisture. The amounts of Cd, Pb, Zn,
and Cu were determined from the soil after 6 months of incubation
time using DTPA and sequential extraction procedures. The total
concentrations of Cd, Pb, Zn, and Cu were 41, 3,099, 1,997, and
83 mg kg-1 of soil, respectively. All amendments decreased
significantly [probability (p)
0.05] DTPA-extractable Cd, Pb,
and Cu, but not Zn, in the soil. For instance, DTPA-extractable
Cd, Pb, and Cu decreased by 40, 290, and 20, respectively, and
that of Zn increased by 18 with DP1 (2 g
kg-1 of di-ammonium phosphate) application. The concentrations
of Pb and Cd decreased mainly in the specifically sorbed (SS)
but increased in the amorphous Fe oxide (AFeO) fraction with DP
application, indicating redistribution of Pb and Cd in the fractions
with less mobility. Lead immobilization by DP was mainly attributed
to the P-induced formation of chloro-pyromorphite, which was identified
in the DP treatment using X-ray diffraction technique. It was
concluded that DP was the most effective amendment in immobilizing
Pb and Cd, though it increased Zn mobility.
Keywords: Immobilization; Heavy metals; Vermicompost; Zeolite;
Phosphatex
Introduction
Materials and methods
Results and discussion
@Soil pH and EC
@Soil Cd
@Soil Pb
@Soil Zn
@Soil Cu
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References