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RECORD NUMBER: 2314 OF 2768Main Title | Soil physicochemical parameters affecting metal availability in sludge-amended soils | ||||||||||||||||
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Author | Gambrell, R. P. ; Patrick, W. H. ; Landes, S. L. ; Reddy, C. N. | ||||||||||||||||
CORP Author | Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge. Center for Wetland Resources.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Water Engineering Research Lab. | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research and Development, Water Engineering Research Laboratory, | ||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
Report Number | EPA/600/2-85/123; EPA-R-805789; PB86116621 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock Number | PB86-116621 | ||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 39493036 | ||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Soil pollution--United States | ||||||||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Metals ; Sludge disposal ; Soil properties ; pH ; Plants(Botany) ; Trace elements ; Copper ; Zinc ; Lead(Metal) ; Oxidation reduction reactions ; Cadmium | ||||||||||||||||
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Collation | xii, 100 p. : ill, ; 30 cm. | ||||||||||||||||
Abstract | A series of laboratory studies was conducted to determine the effects of soil pH and redox potential onlevels of trace metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, Cr, Ni, and As) in selected chemical forms and their availability to plants. This research demonstrates the important effects of soil redox potential conditions in regulating the chemical mobility and plant availability of Zn and Cd, two key contaminants in sludge materials that may be applied to soils. Where alternatives exist for disposal of contaminated sludge, wet or poorly oxidized soils would be more effective in immobilizing Zn and Cd, and application to these soils would result in less accumulation of these metals in most crops or plants in uncultivated habitats. Chemical availability and plant uptake studies under controlled pH and redox potential conditions indicated various organic phases predominant in retaining Cu under reducing conditions. |
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Notes | Photocopy from NTIS, PB86-116621. EPA/600/2-85/123 "October 1985." Includes bibliographical references (p.69-74). |