Increased occurrence of heavy metals, antibiotics and resistance genes in surface soil after long-term application of manure

2018 ◽  
Vol 635 ◽  
pp. 995-1003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Guo ◽  
Chenlu Lou ◽  
Weiwei Zhai ◽  
Xianjin Tang ◽  
Muhammad Z. Hashmi ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Ning ◽  
Shengli Wang ◽  
Yi Wu ◽  
Mengbo Liu ◽  
Meng Yang ◽  
...  

Abstract The activity of heavy metals in farmland soil and the safety of food crops after long-term sewage irrigation are the premise of sustainable development of agriculture. The major pollutants of arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) in farmland-corn system affected by sewage irrigation for 40 years were studied. The results showed that although the content of total As in soil was high, the absorption and transport of total As by corn were relatively small, and As could not migrate down the soil profile. On the contrary, Cd mainly exists in the form of exchangeable and carbonate-bound which has strong fluidity. By optimizing the method of investigating the bioavailability of pollutants and systematically and comprehensively studying the migration law of pollutants in various parts of maize tissues, it is concluded that Cd still has high activity after stopping sewage irrigation, and the development process of maize roots has a significant relationship between the contact of heavy metals in the surface soil and the enrichment of heavy metals in the upper part of corn tissues (p < 0.01). Therefore, this study can increase the understanding of the migration law of pollutants in corn, and provide a basis for remediation of contaminated soil in local and other areas.


2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 835-846 ◽  

<p>A method is proposed for the assessment of the interactive accumulation of heavy metals in soils. Sixty surface soil samples were collected from fifteen sites, at a depth of 0-30cm, evenly distributed, within the 30,700ha comprising the study area.</p> <p>It was found that at least&nbsp; some of these metals were significantly contributed to soil, i.e. Mn 9.53, Fe 8.06, Zn 0.86, Pb 0.29, Cd 0.033, Co 0.112 and Ni 0.125 kg/ha, respectively.</p> <p>Similarly considerable levels of plant nutrients were accumulated in the studied soil such as P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> 8.6, or 3.75 kg P/ha, K<sub>2</sub>O 52.92 or 43.94 kg K/ha, and Ca 78.98 kg/ha. As expected, the heavy metals accumulated in lower concentrations than those of plant nutrients and in non toxic levels. Nevertheless, the toxicity of these metals must be considered in relation to long term accumulation.</p> <div> <p>It was shown that the proposed method, based on the quantification of the elemental interactions contribution in heavy metals, could be used as a tool for the quantitative assessment of their accumulation and for the prediction of the &laquo;silent&nbsp; pollution&raquo; that gradually occurs in soils with these metals.</p> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p>


Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 975
Author(s):  
Paweł Świsłowski ◽  
Zbigniew Ziembik ◽  
Małgorzata Rajfur

Mosses are one of the best bioindicators in the assessment of atmospheric aerosol pollution by heavy metals. Studies using mosses allow both short- and long-term air quality monitoring. The increasing contamination of the environment (including air) is causing a search for new, cheap and effective methods of monitoring its condition. Once such method is the use of mosses in active biomonitoring. The aim of the study was to assess the atmospheric aerosol pollution with selected heavy metals (Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg and Pb) from the smoke of fireworks used during New Year’s Eve in the years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021. In studies a biomonitoring moss-bag method with moss Pleurozium schreberi (Willd. ex Brid.) Mitt. genus Pleurozium was used. The research was conducted in the town Prószków (5 km in south direction from Opole, opolskie voivodship, Poland). The moss was exposed 14 days before 31 December (from 17 to 30 of December), on New Year’s Eve (31 December and 1 January) and 2 weeks after the New Year (from 2–15 January). Higher concentrations of analysed elements were determined in samples exposed during New Year’s Eve. Increases in concentrations were demonstrated by analysis of the Relative Accumulation Factor (RAF). The results indicate that the use of fireworks during New Year’s Eve causes an increase in air pollution with heavy metals. In addition, it was shown that the COVID-19 induced restrictions during New Year’s Eve 2020 resulted in a reduction of heavy metal content in moss samples and thus in lower atmospheric aerosol pollution with these analytes. The study confirmed moss usefulness in monitoring of atmospheric aerosol pollution from point sources.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Rahmi Nurhaini ◽  
Arief Affandi

Iron (Fe) is one of many heavy metals that is corrosive resistant, dense, and has a low melting point. If accumulated in the body, the metal can cause some medical conditions, such as irritation to skin and eyes, breathing problems, and in the long term, cancer. This research aims to know generally the spread of metallic iron (Fe) in the river Pasar in Belangwetan, Klaten. This study was conducted using an observational method in which researchers did not examine the effects of interventions. Sampling was done using purposive sampling method taken from three points, namely the upper, middle, lower. Determination of iron levels by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) obtained a positive result, and the data was processed using SPSS to determine the Mean and Standard Deviation. Of the research result, it could be known the Mean score was 2.33 ppm and SD was 0.0352. The result of this research indicated that the levels of iron in the river Pasar in Belangwetan were 2.33 ppm. It means that the levels violate the regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, which is not more than 1mg/L (1ppm) in the clean water


2007 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 192-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. F. Hovmand ◽  
Kaare Kemp

Atmospheric bulk deposition of heavy metals (HM) was measured from 1972/73 to the present time at five to ten forest sites in rural areas of Denmark. From 1979, HM in aerosols were measured at one to four forest sites. On the basis of these long-term continuous measurements, the atmospheric inputs to the forest floor have been calculated. Yearly HM emission estimates to the European atmosphere seems to correlate well with yearly average values of HM deposition, as well as with HM concentrations in the ambient atmosphere. HM emissions have been estimated since the 1950s. Using the correlation between emission and deposition, HM deposition values maybe extrapolated in reverse chronological order. The accumulated atmospheric HM deposition has been estimated in this way over a period of 50 years.


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