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Preliminary Assessment of the Occurrence of Six Rare Earth Elements in Calcareous Vineyard Soils

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For the first time, the pedogeochemical contents of some rare earth elements, namely neodymium (Nd), cerium (Ce), lanthanum (La), yttrium (Y), scandium (Sc), and hafnium (Hf), have been investigated in soils and grapevines (leaves) of vineyards in the small municipality of Alcubillas (La Mancha, Central Spain). The content of the elements was determined using an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer in solid mode on a powdered aliquot of each sample (soil or leave). Soil REE concentrations were not as elevated as the territory close to the site under investigation, that are potentially affected by mining of these elements. The order of concentrations follows the general order Ce > La > Nd > Y > Sc > Hf. The bioaccumulation coefficient (BAC) is low, in the range 0.05–0.25, which suggests that leaves only take up rare earth elements in small amounts. The results provide pedogeochemical baseline data for vineyards (soil and plant) not only in the study area but also for similar vineyard zones, with similar environmental conditions.

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We are grateful to local farmers for kindly helping and facilitating soil sampling in the studied vineyards.

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The study is financially supported by the PDO Denomination of Origen Valdepeñas Foundation for a fellowship to perform the research (project number UCTR180065).

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  2. Higher Technical School Agricultural Engineers of Ciudad Real, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain

    S. Bravo, J. A. Amorós, C. Pérez-de-los-Reyes, J. García-Pradas, M. Sánchez & F. J. García-Navarro

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R.J.-B., F.J.G.-N., J.A.A., and C.P.-d.l.R. conceived and designed this study; R.J.-B., F.J.G.-N., J.A.A., S.B., and C.P.-d.l.R. participated in the collection of soil samples; software, S.B. M.S.; formal analysis, J.G.-P. M.S; writing—original draft preparation, all authors. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Jiménez-Ballesta, R., Bravo, S., Amorós, J.A. et al. Preliminary Assessment of the Occurrence of Six Rare Earth Elements in Calcareous Vineyard Soils. Water Air Soil Pollut 232, 76 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05034-1

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