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Journal articles on the topic "Soil pollution trace elements"

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Leah, Tamara. "Assessment of Microelements Soil Pollution with Ecological Indicators." Chemistry Journal of Moldova 7, no. 1 (June 2012): 45–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.19261/cjm.2012.07(1).06.

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Trace elements soil pollution leads to degradation of structure and aggregates stability which promotes the soil erosion and compaction. For more efficient management of the results on the content of trace elements in eroded soils is used the ecological indicators for characterization the accumulation in genetic horizons. The data confirms the soil pollution by erosion, the losses of humus, carbonates, and trace elements in arable carbonatic chernozems of catena. The humus losses in eroded soils consists 52%, the trace elements - 33-35%.
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Fishtik, Ilie. "Thermodynamic Stability Relations in the C-H-O System." Chemistry Journal of Moldova 7, no. 2 (December 2012): 12–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.19261/cjm.2012.07(2).19.

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Trace elements soil pollution leads to degradation of structure and aggregates stability which promotes the soil erosion and compaction. For more efficient management of the results on the content of trace elements in eroded soils is used the ecological indicators for characterization the accumulation in genetic horizons. The data confirms the soil pollution by erosion, the losses of humus, carbonates, and trace elements in arable carbonatic chernozems of catena. The humus losses in eroded soils consists 52%, the trace elements - 33-35%.
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Kowalska, Joanna Beata, Michał Gąsiorek, Paweł Zadrożny, Paweł Nicia, and Jarosław Waroszewski. "Deep Subsoil Storage of Trace Elements and Pollution Assessment in Mountain Podzols (Tatra Mts., Poland)." Forests 12, no. 3 (March 3, 2021): 291. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12030291.

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Research highlights: this article refers to the deep storage of trace elements as a result of the podzolization process under different types of vegetation cover. This is also an attempt to trace differentiation in the distribution of trace elements in mountain soils under the podzolization process. Background and objectives: we focused on estimating whether the podzolization process of soils under various vegetation covers led to the deep storage of trace elements in the subsoil. Furthermore, the potential contamination of studied soils with trace elements using pollution indices was assessed. Materials and methods: in thirteen soil profiles under three different vegetation types, chosen chemical–physical properties, e.g., organically bonded and active forms of Al and Fe, podzolization indices, and trace element content (Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, and Ni) were analyzed. Additionally, pollution indices, such as Geoaccumulation Index, Potential Ecological Risk, Pollution Load Index, and Contamination Security Index, were calculated. Results: the distribution of Al and Fe varied among the soil profiles, suggesting different rates of podzolization processes that were partially dependent on the type of vegetation. Exceptionally high values of Alo and Feo were noted in profiles P1 and P2 (1.53% and 2.52% for Alo, and 2.13% and 1.46% for Feo, respectively) in horizons Bs and BsC under Plagiothecio-Piceetum taricum. Some of the soils showed the expected distribution of trace elements as the result of the podzolization process revealed their accumulation in the spodic horizon. Moreover, four different patterns of trace element distribution were recognized. Often, the accumulation of trace elements occurred in Bs/BsC horizons, e.g., in case of Zn soils P8, P9, and P10, which reached 65.8, 68.0, and 72.30 mg∙kg−1, respectively. However, there were no large differences in trace element content in soils independent of the vegetation type. The pollution indices in most samples confirmed lack of contamination with trace elements. Only several soil horizons were moderately polluted and showed deterioration of soil quality or very low severity. Conclusions: in the majority of studied soils, the podzolization process resulted in the deep storage of trace elements, i.e., the accumulation of spodic horizon; however, in certain cases, it might have been related only to the different lithology, and appeared as anomalies not related to the dominant soil-forming process. Anomalies were characterized by a much higher content of trace elements in the BsC horizon compared to the upper O horizons. Obtained data of trace elements, as well as values of pollution indices, did not indicate pollution. This lack of pollution was related to localization of soils within a topographic barrier that protected them from the deposition of potential trace element–rich pollution.
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Kiriliuc, Vladimir. "Environmental Regulation of Trace Elements in Soils of Moldova." Chemistry Journal of Moldova 7, no. 1 (June 2012): 95–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.19261/cjm.2012.07(1).15.

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The scale of environmental regulation (content and pollution levels) of trace element in soils of Moldova was proposed. Contamination levels are justified, depending on the adverse effects that have trace elements in soils, plants, groundwater and more - per person. Proposed scale has 6 content and 4 pollution levels. Together with equalized MPC may help to consider a number of deficiencies that are available in this area and improve the practical application of the assessment of soil contamination. Scale Indicators are flexible values, taking the large variability content of trace elements.
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Islam, MD, MM Rahman, MH Kabir, GKMM Rahman, and MS Hossain. "Status and Spatial Variability of Trace Elements in the Low Ganges River Floodplain Soils of Bangladesh." Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources 9, no. 2 (April 14, 2017): 71–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v9i2.32160.

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Soils of the Low Ganges River Floodplain encroaching Faridpur district of Bangladesh have immense contribution to crop production, while little information available focusing the spatial variability of trace elements in the area. Therefore, the study was conducted to quantify the trace elements collecting a total of 122 representative soil samples from rice fields of Faridpur district. Soil samples were analyzed and found that Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn and B were ranged from 0.80-6.80, 24–295, 10–129, 0.12–2.20 and 0.5-9.05 ppm, respectively. The pollution indexes are noteworthy features which revealed that only Mn may exhibit a risk for environmental pollution. The concentrations of trace elements, pH and organic carbon in soils displayed a significant spatial diversity because of anthropogenic and geogenic contribution. The distribution maps of soil pH, organic carbon and trace elements might be useful to farmers, researchers and planners in designing and planning agricultural programs in the study area.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 9(2): 71-78 2016
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Sueoka, Y., M. Sakakibara, S. Sano, and K. Sera. "Heavy metal accumulation and the practical application of lichens as bioindicators for heavy metal pollution in surface soil." International Journal of PIXE 26, no. 03n04 (January 2016): 85–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0129083517500024.

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Levels of trace element pollution in surface soil have been estimated using soil analyses and leaching tests. These methods may reveal different results due to the effect of soil properties on the elemental availability. Therefore, this study advocates an alternative method for monitoring and assessment of trace element pollution in surface soil using terricolous fruticose lichens. Lichens and their substrata were analyzed using particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE), inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and XRF to clarify the relationships between Cu, Zn, As and Pb concentrations in lichens and soils, including their absorption properties. Concentrations of these elements in the lichens were positively correlated with those in the soils regardless of lichen species, location, habitat, or conditions of soils. The analyzed lichens had neither competitive nor antagonistic properties in their elemental absorption, which made them good bioindicators of trace element pollution in surface soil. The distribution maps of average Cu, Zn, As and Pb concentrations at each sampling region was detected at almost all of the Cu, Zn and As pollution of the soils. Therefore, lichens could be used in practical applications to monitor Cu, Zn and As pollution in surface soils.
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Sheppard, S. C., C. A. Grant, and C. F. Drury. "Trace elements in Ontario soils - mobility, concentration profiles, and evidence of non-point-source pollution." Canadian Journal of Soil Science 89, no. 4 (August 1, 2009): 489–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjss08033.

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Agricultural soils are the recipients of trace elements from general atmospheric pollution and from agricultural inputs such as fertilizer, feeds and urban biosolids. These input fluxes are usually small, and there are processes such as leaching and crop off-take to counterbalance the trace element inputs. Thus, it is difficult to evaluate the changes of trace element concentrations in agricultural soils. This paper examined a survey of 59 soil profiles in Southern Ontario, combining analysis of ~50 elements in three soil depths and corresponding measurements of the soil solid/liquid partition coefficient, Kd. The profile data were adjusted for yttrium concentrations to account for vertical particle migration. Increased concentration in the surface profile relative to the subsurface was considered an indication of enrichment, indicating the possible effects of human activity. For most elements, the surface (0–15 cm) and subsoils (30–60 cm) had similar concentrations. The notable exceptions were Cd, Pb, Sb, Se, Nb, U, and Zn, where surface soils had 1.4- to 2.2.fold higher concentrations than subsoils. Most of these increases can be attributed to human activity. Additional interpretation using the Kd data was useful to identify Ba and Mo as potentially among the contaminant elements. Surface soil concentrations of these elements were not markedly elevated compared with the subsoil, but their Kd values indicated that they were sufficiently mobile that depletion would be expected. Thus, perhaps continued input has supported the concentrations of Ba and Mo in the surface soils. Both are noted contaminants in dust from urban sources. Thus, the results show that several elements that are often of concern because of environmental toxicity or health impacts are at elevated concentrations in agricultural soils, and because these are rural locations the implication is that this has resulted from non.point.source pollution.Key words: Kd, partition coefficient, leaching, metals, cadmium
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Kokorīte, Ilga, Māris Kļaviņš, Jānis Šīre, Oskars Purmalis, and Aija Zučika. "Soil Pollution with Trace Elements in Territories of Military Grounds in Latvia." Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences. 62, no. 1-2 (January 1, 2008): 27–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10046-008-0010-5.

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Soil Pollution with Trace Elements in Territories of Military Grounds in LatviaContamination of land used for military activities can significantly differ from that of municipal and industrial land, both in the intensity and type. Largely this is due to the intensity of activities even in a comparatively large surface area, and also by use of substances and materials not common in civil practice. Pollution from military grounds can affect not only soldiers, but also adjacent territories and water resources. In this study, concentrations of trace elements in the soil, water and higher vegetation in former Soviet army military territories were surveyed. The presence of point sources was found, and in a few cases the pollution is intensively spreading into deeper soil horizons and groundwater.
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a, M. Blanu w, Lj Prester, M. Matek, and A. Ku ) ak. "Trace Elements in Soil and Coniferous Needles." Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 62, no. 6 (June 1, 1999): 700–707. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001289900930.

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Niu, Anyi, Jiaojiao Ma, Yifei Gao, Songjun Xu, and Chuxia Lin. "Mangrove Soil-Borne Trace Elements in Qi’ao Island: Implications for Understanding Terrestrial Input of Trace Elements into Part of the Pearl River Estuary." Applied Sciences 10, no. 7 (April 3, 2020): 2439. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10072439.

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An investigation was conducted to characterize the trace element status of mangrove soils of Qi’ao Island in the Pearl River estuary. The results show that the spatial variation in the soil-borne trace elements in the investigated area was minor and most of the trace elements were at a level higher than those in other mangrove wetlands around the world, suggesting the mangrove soils of Qi’ao Island were heavily contaminated by trace elements transported from the Pearl River in the past two decades. Zn was closely related to Pb, Cu, Cd, and As, while some trace elements were not closely related to each other, indicating that they were derived from different sources. An integrated Nemerow pollution index of the surface soils at the 17 sampling locations ranged from 7.53 to 48.42, values which all fall within the highest pollution category. Among the 17 sampling locations, six locations had an ecological risk index (ERI) greater than 300, and 12 locations had an Ecological Risk Index (ERI) greater than 600, indicating that most of the investigated locations were at high or very high ecological risk. The findings obtained from this study have implications for understanding the terrestrial inputs of trace elements into part of the Pearl River estuary. This understanding can be used to guide the development of management strategies for controlling the discharges of trace elements from the catchment area and managing the aquatic ecosystems in the Pearl River Estuary.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Soil pollution trace elements"

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Kennette, Debra. "The bioavailability of trace metals to soil invertebrates in urban contaminated soils." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0001/MQ44194.pdf.

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Cook, Nicola. "Bioavailability of trace metals in urban contaminated soils." Thesis, McGill University, 1997. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=34934.

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There are two main components to the research: the theoretical and the experimental. Chapter 2 contains an analysis of the state of soil quality guidelines and the scientific methods used to determine them. A number of recommendations to improve soil quality criteria for trace metals are offered including the importance of considering bioavailability and the need to use realistic conditions, trace metal sources and organisms.
A critical review of the literature dealing with predicting the availability of trace metals to plants is presented in Chapter 3. We found little agreement among hundreds of similar studies which relate plant metal uptake to the amount of metal extracted by selective chemical dissolution procedures. An extensive summary of the data shows clearly that the extraction methods are not widely applicable. Differences between individual soils, their metal retention capacities, as well as plant factors and environmental conditions contribute to the variability of the results. Alternative ways of assessing bioavailability are suggested.
The experimental component of the thesis focuses on the availability of trace metals to plants. In Chapter 4 the uptake of Cu from different soil pools was examined and the free metal ion (Cu2+) was found to be the best predictor of uptake by lettuce (Latuca sativa cv. Buttercrunch), ryegrass (Lolium perenne cv. Barmultra) and radish (Raphanus sativus cv. Cherry Belle).
In Chapters 5 and 6 we examined the effect of low-cost in-situ treatments on the availability of metals to plants in greenhouse and field experiments. Synthetic zeolites, P amendments, organic matter and clean soil were used and their effect on the bioavailability of Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni and Zn evaluated. The plants for the experimental work were lettuce and perennial ryegrass. Only the clean soil treatment was consistently effective in reducing the concentration of metals in the plant. We also wanted to determine whether the trace metals in the plant tissue came from the soil or from direct deposition of pollutants on the leaf surfaces. We found little evidence that metals in plants were a result of atmospheric fallout.
A method for the accurate analysis of total metal concentrations in a range of contaminated soils including those containing oil and grease was developed (Chapter 7). For this research the trace metals of concern are Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn---all commonly found in urban/industrial soils. The proposed method using HNO3/HClO4 has several advantages over the common HNO3/H2O2 procedure. We were able to digest larger soil samples and hence the final concentration of trace metals was usually in the range for analysis by inductively coupled plasma atomic absorption spectrometry or flame atomic absorption spectrometry.
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Stephens, Samantha Rose. "Trace element associations in dredged canal sediments : implications for disposal of dredgings to land." Thesis, University of Reading, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.390619.

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Ge, Ying 1974. "Trace metal speciation and bioavailability in urban contaminated soils." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21555.

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Urban soils are often contaminated with trace metals and the toxicity of the metals depends, in part, on their speciation in soil solutions. The objectives of this project were to estimate the metal speciation in urban soils and to evaluate the predictability of soil metal pools on plant uptake. The chemical speciation of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn was estimated by using the Windermere Humic Aqueous Model (WHAM). In soil solutions, Cd, Ni and Zn were present mainly as free ions when the solutions were acidic and their organic complexes were dominant as the pH was over 7.5. The other two metals mostly formed complexes with organic ligands. The activities of Cd2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Pb2+ and Zn 2+ were affected by soil pH and total soil metal burdens. All five metals were under-saturated with respect to the minerals which could potentially control the metal solubility.
Metal uptake by plants in the contaminated railway yards was generally not correlated with free, dissolved and total soil metal pools. A pot experiment demonstrated better correlations between the metal pools and the metal content in wild chicory. Multiple regression analysis showed that the metals in the leaves and roots of wild chicory could be adequately predicted by the soil total metals and soil properties such as pH and exchangeable Ca.
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Negim, Osama. "New technique for soil reclamation and conservation : in situ stabilisation of trace elements in contaminated soils." Thesis, Bordeaux 1, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009BOR13821/document.

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Les sols sous contraintes que ce soit du point de vue charges polluantes comme avec les Métaux Traces (MT) ou bien du point de vue stress hydrique (perte des capacités de rétention menant à la désertification des sols) concernent de nombreux espaces du territoire national, de même que la région du pourtour Méditerranéen. Le nombre de sites pollués par des substances inorganiques affectant de larges espaces est en constante augmentation. Les stratégies pour leur rémédiation sont variées mais très peu envisagent la dépollution tout en restaurant les propriétés pédologiques des sols concernés. La rémédiation comme la restauration des capacités fertilisantes de sols pollués sont un enjeu international. Pour cela, la stratégie de cette étude porte sur le développement d’outils technologiques innovants basée sur la phytorémédiation assistée par des matrices duales de sols contaminés par des MT (Cuivre, Chrome, Arsenic). Ces matrices duales ont une action double concomitante en permettant une immobilisation ou un piégeage des MT tout en favorisant la repousse végétale ou la catalyse de la croissance végétale. Le piégeage peut se faire par l’apport d’amendement ayant des capacités d’échanges (généralement liées à l’existence de phase allophane et/ou d’un réseau poral important) et de rétention (liées au réseau porale et à l’existence de phases minérales type phosphates, silice amorphe, oxydes hydroxydes de fer-manganèse). L’élaboration, à partir de laitiers d’aciéries, d’une matrice susceptible d’adsorber des MT (aspect dépollution) tout en favorisant la pousse végétale (aspect amendement) nous a permis de tester ce produit de synthèse. La seconde originalité de cette étude est d’analyser le potentiel de ces matrices, non seulement à différentes échelles (du pot en passant par le stade mésocosme et jusqu’au champ), du point de vue impact écotoxique – dépollution de sols associé à une re-végétalisation. Cette dernière participe également au transfert des charges polluantes (MT) depuis l’amendement de synthèse ou du sol vers, et dans le réseau racinaire des radicelles et ainsi favoriser la réhabilitation des propriétés hydriques des sols par le développement d’un couvert végétale pérenne. On conjugue ainsi un apport dépolluant à celui de maintient de la potentielle anti-désertification grâce au développement de solutions innovantes respectueuses de l’environnement sur la base de technologie douce valorisant les co produits de l’industrie
Soil contamination by trace elements is a widespread problem in many parts of the world. The accumulation of toxic metals in soil is mainly inherited from parent materials or inputs through human activities. In fact, one of the sources of soil contaminations is very important resulting from chemical widely used wood preservative industries in aquatic environments and storing the wood after treatment by chromated copper arsenate (CCA). Elements such as As, Cu, Cr, and Zn can be found in excess in contaminated soils at wood treatment facilities, especially when Cu sulphates and chromated copper arsenate (CCA) were used as a preservative against insects and fungi, which may result in soil phytotoxicity as well as toxic to plants, animals and humans. New techniques are being developed to remediate trace elements in contaminated soils such as phytoremediation and in situ stabilization. In situ stabilization technique or in situ immobilisation is one of the common practices for reducing negative effects of metals and metalloids such as As, Cr, Cu, Pb, Cd and Zn in contaminated soils by adding amendments. Alkaline materials are usually added to acidic soils to improve soil chemical and physical properties and also to reduce the mobility and bioavailability of contaminant. Slag, which consists of calcium oxide, phosphorus oxide, silicon oxide, iron oxide, and other metal oxides, is an alkaline by-product of metallurgical processes or a residue of incineration processes. Slags have been successfully used to soil reclamation and soil fertiliser. It has been used as a soil additive to reduce various metals contaminated soil by precipitation and adsorption on the surface of metal oxide. The objectives of this Ph.D study were to evaluate the physical, chemical soil properties and the distribution of trace elements in contaminated soil. Also to evaluate the characteristics of two different slags samples, a basic slag (BS) and a basic slag phosphate (BSP) which are alkaline by-products of the French steel industry and which used as a soil amendments to improve soil properties and for the in situ immobilisation of copper and metals in chromated copper arsenate (CCA) contaminated soil
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Ge, Ying 1974. "Speciation and complexation of trace metals in eastern Canadian soils." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=82879.

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An important task of research on trace metals in soils is to evaluate how much metals are potentially bioavailable and may cause toxic effects. In this thesis, the chemical speciation and complexation of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) were examined in eastern Canadian soils collected from different locations around smelters. Our goal is to be able to predict metal binding in the soil solution and on the solid phase under a wide range of field conditions.
In Chapter 2, speciation of Cd, Cu and Pb in the lysimeter soil solutions was determined using an ion exchange technique (IET) involving a resin column. The IET-speciation data were used to estimate the metal-dissolved organic carbon (DOC) binding constants using the non-ideal competitive adsorption (MICA)-Donnan model, which assumed a continuous distribution of binding affinities on the DOC molecule. The published Cd and Pb speciation data in a variety of soils (Chapter 3) were also used to test the effectiveness of two speciation models, the MICA-Donnan model and WinHumicV. Both models satisfactorily predicted the concentrations of Cd2+ and Pb2+. The two chapters of metal speciation demonstrated that the NICA-Donnan model could estimate the binding strength of organic matter in soil solutions.
Proton and metal complexation to the surface of soil particles (Chapters 4 and 5) was investigated using back-titration and batch adsorption procedures. It was shown that the surface binding of H+, Cd2+, Hg2+ and Pb2+ was significantly related to soil organic matter (SOM). Though the soil particle surface was covered by a mixture of organic and mineral components, a two-site distribution could be identified from the titration curves. With the parameters derived from the back-titration and adsorption data, the MICA-Donnan model reasonably predicted the surface complexation of proton and metals. Furthermore, the statistically significant relationships between the model parameters and soil organic matter supported the assumptions in this thesis: (1) Organic matter was the most important sorbent on the particle surface; (2) The MICA-Donnan model may be used to interpret the surface binding data in these soils.
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Siaka, I. Made, of Western Sydney Nepean University, and Faculty of Science and Technology. "The application of atomic absorption spectroscopy to the determination of selected trace elements in sediments of the Coxs River Catchment." THESIS_FST_XXX_Siaka_I.xml, 1998. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/238.

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An investigation of heavy metal concentrations in sediments from Coxs River catchment, a tributary of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system, has been undertaken. A number of digestion methods were assessed for the determination of Pb, Cu, Cd, Zn, Ni, Mn, Fe, Co and Cr in reference materials by flame AAS. The method that produced the best recovery is reverse aqua regia, HNO3-HC1 with ultrasonification followed by heating on a hotplate. Based on analysis of sediments from 133 sites, background concentrations were established. Elevated heavy metal concentrations were recorded in some samples. The three most polluted areas were investigated for heavy metal associations and distributions. Metal bioavailability was assessed from sediment samples by using selective extraction techniques. The association of heavy metals with different solid phases was assessed by a sequential extraction technique involving a series of extraction reagents. Pd, Cu, Fe and Cr were mainly associated with Fe/Mn oxides and organic matter plus sulphide phases. While Cd, Zn, Ni and Co which behave similarly were extracted from each step, the largest percentages of these metals were found in Fe/Mn oxides and organic matter phases. Mn was different to other metals, in that it predominantly associated with the ion exchangeable form.
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Ginnever, Rhoda C. "Soil and plant contents of lead and other trace elements with special reference to the influences of parent rock and pollution." Thesis, Aberystwyth University, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.324309.

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Tambasco, Giuseppe. "Methods to predict and reduce trace metal levels in lettuce grown on contaminated urban soils." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0001/MQ44294.pdf.

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FABRÍCIO, NETA Adelazil de Brito. "Teores naturais de metais pesados em solos da Ilha de Fernando de Noronha." Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 2012. http://www.tede2.ufrpe.br:8080/tede2/handle/tede2/4858.

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The archipelago of Fernando de Noronha lies 360 km from the continent and is part of the Volcanic Islands of Brazil. Fernando de Noronha is a Marine National Park protected by The Institute Chico Mendes for Biodiversity Conservation and represents a low impacted environment where natural concentrations of metals in soil cand be studied. Thus, the work was carried out to determine the natural concentrations of Ag, Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ni, Sb, V and Zn in such soils. Additionally, the guidelines values of metals required by the Brazilian legislation (CONAMA, 2009) were also provided. In general, the natural concentrations of metals in the archipelago soils were higher than observed for continental soils. The concentrations varied according to the parent material, being highest in Cambisols and lowest in Arenosols for the majority of metals analyzed. The Soil Quality Values calculated to Ag, Co, Cu, Mo, V and Zn indicated that Fernando de Noronha soils pose no risks for human health and ecosystem. On the other hand, the concentrations of Ni, Cr, Sb, and Ba are above the Prevention Value and monitoring is mandatory to assess the contamination risks.
O arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha situa-se distante do litoral e integra as Ilhas Vulcânicas Oceânicas do Brasil. Atualmente é um Parque Nacional Marinho protegido pelo Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade-ICMBio, representando um ambiente pouco alterado e, por estar afastado de fontes de contaminação antrópica, pode representar bem os teores naturais de metais em solos de origem vulcânica. Por esta razão, este trabalho objetivou a determinação dos teores naturais de Ag, Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ni, Sb, V e Zn, e o estabelecimento de valores de referência de qualidade (VRQ) para nove solos da Ilha de Fernando de Noronha. As amostras de solo foram submetidas à digestão ácida pelo método 3051A, em conformidade com as especificações da legislação vigente no país, e as determinações realizadas por espectrofotometria de emissão por plasma. De modo geral, os teores naturais de metais pesados observados para a ilha foram maiores que teores normalmente observados em áreas continentais. Estes teores variaram em função da ordem de solo e do material de origem, sendo constatados no Neossolos os teores mais baixos e, nos Cambissolos, os mais altos, para a maioria dos metais analisados. Os VRQ calculados para Ag, Co, Cu, Mo, V e Zn indicam que os solos avaliados apresentam teores destes metais que atendem ao critério de valor de qualidade exigido pelo Conselho Nacional do Meio Ambiente (CONAMA). Para os elementos Ni, Cr, Sb e Ba foram calculados teores que ultrapassam o valor de prevenção adotado pelo CONAMA.
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Books on the topic "Soil pollution trace elements"

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Landmeyer, James E. Assessment of concentrations of trace elements in ground water and soil at the Small-Arms Firing Range, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Columbia, S.C: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1994.

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E, Landmeyer James. Assessment of concentrations of trace elements in ground water and soil at the Small-Arms Firing Range, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Columbia, S.C: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1994.

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Landmeyer, James E. Assessment of concentrations of trace elements in ground water and soil at the Small-Arms Firing Range, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Columbia, S.C: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1994.

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Popovich, A. A. Ėkologo-biologicheskoe sostoi︠a︡nie pochv I︠U︡ga Rossii pri zagri︠a︡znenii produktami tekhnogeneza nemetallicheskoĭ prirody. Rostov-na-Donu: Rostizdat, 2006.

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Tymińska-Zawora, Krystyna. Wykorzystanie bioindykatorów roślinnych w opracowaniu zasad rolniczej rekultywacji gleb zanieczyszczonych metalami ciężkimi (Zn, Pb, Cd). Kraków: AGH, 1995.

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Goodarzi, F. Deposition of trace elements in the Trail region, British Columbia: An assessment of the environmental effect of a base metal smelter on land. Ottawa, Ont: Geological Survey of Canada, 2003.

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Kabata-Pendias, Alina, and Arun B. Mukherjee. Trace Elements from Soil to Human. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32714-1.

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Kirkham, M. B., and Iskandar Karam Iskandar. Trace elements in soil: Bioavailability, flux, and transfer. Boca Raton, Fla: Lewis Publishers, 2001.

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Barringer, Julia L. Arsenic and metals in soils in the vicinity of the Imperial Oil Company superfund site, Marlboro Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. West Trenton, N.J: U.S. Geological Survey, 1998.

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Barringer, Julia L. Arsenic and metals in soils in the vicinity of the Imperial Oil Company Superfund site, Marlboro Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. West Trenton, N.J: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1998.

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Book chapters on the topic "Soil pollution trace elements"

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Schell, W. R., I. Linkov, and M. J. V. Novak. "Measurements and Models for Trace Element Input and Time Distribution Recorded in Forest Soil and Bog Ecosystems." In Air Pollution in the Ural Mountains, 99–114. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5208-2_8.

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Chesworth, Ward, Otto Spaargaren, Amos Hadas, Pieter H. Groenevelt, Xosé L. Otero, T. O. Ferreira, P. Vidal, et al. "Trace Elements." In Encyclopedia of Soil Science, 786–90. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3995-9_604.

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Vallés, Sara Muñoz, Jesús Cambrollé, Jesús M. Castillo, Guillermo Curado, Juan Manuel Mancilla-Leytón, and M. Enrique Figueroa-Clemente. "Handling High Soil Trace Elements Pollution: Case Study of the Odiel and Tinto Rivers Estuary and the Accompanying Salt Marshes (Southwest Iberian Peninsula)." In Coastal Wetlands: Alteration and Remediation, 215–41. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56179-0_7.

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Michaelis, Walfried. "Total Deposition of Trace Elements." In Air Pollution, 93–95. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60456-0_10.

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Steinnes, Eiliv. "Soils and Geomedicine: Trace Elements." In Soil and Culture, 343–54. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2960-7_21.

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De Miguel, Eduardo, Almudena Ordóñez, Fernando Barrio-Parra, Miguel Izquierdo-Díaz, Rodrigo Álvarez, Juan Mingot, and Susanne M. Charlesworth. "Bioaccessibility of Trace Elements in Urban Environments." In Urban Pollution, 107–18. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119260493.ch8.

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Chaney, Rufus L., C. Leigh Broadhurst, and Tiziana Centofanti. "Phytoremediation of Soil Trace Elements." In Trace Elements in Soils, 311–52. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444319477.ch14.

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Edwards, Anthony C. "Soil Sampling and Sample Preparation." In Trace Elements in Soils, 39–51. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444319477.ch3.

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Hooda, Peter S. "Assessing Bioavailability of Soil Trace Elements." In Trace Elements in Soils, 227–65. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444319477.ch11.

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Michaelis, Walfried. "Trace Elements in Rainwater: Concentrations and Wet Deposition." In Air Pollution, 57–72. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60456-0_7.

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Conference papers on the topic "Soil pollution trace elements"

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Yao, Z. G., Z. Y. Bao, P. Gao, J. L. Zhang, Y. P. Guo, Z. J. Hu, and B. L. Li. "Speciation of trace elements in sediments from Dongting Lake, central China." In WATER POLLUTION 2006. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/wp060121.

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Pilecka, Jovita. "THE SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF AIR POLLUTION WITH TRACE ELEMENTS USING SNOW SAMPLING." In 18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2018. Stef92 Technology, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2018/4.2/s19.085.

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Siripornadulsil, Surasak, and Wilailak Siripornadulsil. "Characterization of Cadmium-Resistant Bacteria and Their Application for Cadmium Bioremediation." In ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2009-16072.

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On a global basis, trace-metal pollution is one of the most pervasive environmental problems. It is particularly difficult to prevent or clean up because the metals are toxic in their elemental form and cannot be decomposed. Bioremediation has been shown to be a powerful system for heavy metal pollution clean up and prevention. In this work, we characterized the cadmium (Cd)-resistant bacteria isolated from rice field soil downstream from zinc (Zn) mineralized area which the owners were contaminated at high level of cadmium content in their blood (>10 μgCd/g creatinine). We found that all 24 isolated bacteria tolerated toxic Cd concentrations (2,500 μM). In order to determine whether the Cd toxicity affected the growth of isolated bacteria, we grew the isolated bacterial cells in the absence and presence of toxic concentrations of CdCl2 (500 μM). In the absence of Cd, all isolated bacterial cells grew slightly better than in the presence of toxic concentrations of Cd. In addition, the Cd binding capacity of all isolated bacteria were very high, ranging from 6.38 to 9.38 log[Cd(atom)]/cell when grown in the presence of 500 μM CdCl2. Furthermore, the stability of Cd-bacteria complex of all isolated bacteria was affected by 1mM EDTA. When grown in the presence of 500 μM CdCl2, Cd-resistant isolates S2500-6, -8, -9, -15, -17, -18, -19, and -22 increasingly produced proteins containing cysteine (SH-group) (from 1.3 to 2.2 times) as well as 11 isolates of Cd-resistant bacteria, including S2500-1, -2, -3, -5, -6, -8, -9, -11, -16, -20, and -21, increasingly produced inorganic sulfide (1.5 to 4.7 times). Furthermore, the Sulfur K-edge X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy studies indicated that Cd-resistant isolated S2500-3 precipitated amounts of cadmium sulfide (CdS), when grown in the presence of 500 μM CdCl2. The results suggested that these Cd-resistant bacteria have potential ability to precipitate a toxic soluble CdCl2 as nontoxic insoluble CdS. Interestingly, Cd-resistant bacteria isolated S2500-3, -8, -9,and -20 increased cadmium tolerance of Thai jasmine rice (Kao Hom Mali 105) when grown in the presence of 200 μM CdCl2. These 4 isolates also decreased cadmium concentration accumulation in Kao Hom Mali 105 plant at 61, 9, 6, and 17%, respectively when grown in the presence of 200 μM CdCl2. They were identified by 16S rDNA sequence analysis and classified as Cupriavidus taiwanensis (isolate S2500-3) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (isolates S2500-8, -9, and -20).
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Urrutia-Goyes, Ricardo, Ariadne Argyraki, and Nancy Ornelas-Soto. "Proximal soil sensing of trace elements: Interferences on field measurements using XRF." In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe). IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/eeeic.2017.7977791.

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Huth, Tyler E., Max Jin, Thure Cerling, Diego P. Fernandez, Glen N. Mackey, and David W. Marchetti. "TRACE ELEMENTS IN LAMINATED SOIL CARBONATES: FIRST STEPS TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNAL." In GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018. Geological Society of America, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2018am-320053.

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ZhaoHong Meng, YanQin Li, DongYou Zhang, and LiJuan Zhang. "Pollution and ecological risk assessment of heavy metal elements in urban soil." In 2011 International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Protection (ISWREP). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iswrep.2011.5893365.

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Liu, H., X. Y. Chang, S. M. Fu, and X. F. Zhao. "Determination of Trace Elements in Kaempferia galangal L. and Soil by ICP-AES." In 2010 4th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icbbe.2010.5516801.

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Zhang, Xiao-xia, Zhan-bin Li, and Peng Li. "Effects of terrace on the distribution of soil available trace elements in loess region." In 2011 International Conference on Electric Technology and Civil Engineering (ICETCE). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icetce.2011.5774289.

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Zhang, Lin-Lin, Fu-Sheng Wei, and Guo-Ping Wu. "Study on the Relationship Between Lung Cancer of Indoor Air Pollution Exposure and Trace Elements in Blood Plasma." In 2009 3rd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE 2009). IEEE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icbbe.2009.5163523.

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PILECKA, Jovita, Inga GRINFELDE, Inga STRAUPE, and Oskars PURMALIS. "THE ANTHROPOGENIC AIR POLLUTION SOURCE IDENTIFICATION IN URBAN AREAS USING SNOW SAMPLING." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.180.

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The anthropogenic sources of air pollution such as transport, energetics, household heating and industry generate different trace element footprint. The urban planning is one of tool to reduce air pollution with trace elements. The aim of this study is to identify air pollution sources in Jelgava city using trace elements. The snow sampling were collected during January and February 2017. The January snow samples characterise average Jelgava city air pollution. However, February characterises intensive tourism impact on total air quality of Jelgava city. The snow samples were analysed using inductively coupled plasma spectrometer (ICP-OES). The data analysis consists of three stages. First, data verification and development of waste burning; burning of oil and fossil materials; wastewater treatment and utilisation of sewage sludge; transport; metal industry and fireworks typical pollution trace element data sets. Second, the cluster analysis of each data set, by developing three groups of pollution level for each pollution source. Third the results of clusters were analysed using GIS, and the areas with different air pollution risks were identified. The results show strong evidence of transport and household impact on air quality.
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Reports on the topic "Soil pollution trace elements"

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Goodarzi, F., and H. Sanei. The deposition of trace elements on the land/surface soil in the Wabamun Lake area, Alberta, Canada. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/213042.

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Selenium and associated trace elements in soil, rock, water and streambed sediment of the proposed Sandstone Reservoir, south-central Wyoming. US Geological Survey, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/wri914000.

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Assessment of concentrations of trace elements in ground water and soil at the Small-Arms Firing Range, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. US Geological Survey, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/wri944209.

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