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Effects of compost and technosol amendments on metal concentrations in a mine soil planted with Brassica juncea L.

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Mining activities often cause important impacts on soil and water quality. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of amendments (compost and technosol made from waste) on metal concentrations in a mine soil planted with Brassica juncea. A greenhouse experiment with cylinder pots was carried out during 11 months. The mine soil was collected from the settling pond of the depleted copper mine of Touro (Galicia, Northwest Spain). A series of characteristics were analysed including soil pseudototal metal concentrations, soil CaCl2-extractable (phytoavailable) metal concentrations and metal concentrations in soil pore water. The results showed that at depth 0–15 cm SCP (mine soil + compost, grown with B. juncea) had a significantly lower CaCl2-extractable Cu, Pb, Ni and Zn concentration than STP (mine soil + technosol, grown with B. juncea) over the time (P < 0.05). At depths 15, 30 and 45 cm, STP and SCP had lower Cu pore water concentration than S over the time. The highest translocation factor (TF) values for all metals (Cu, Pb, Ni and Zn) were observed at time 1 (3 months) in the settling pond soils treated with technosol and B. juncea L. The conclusions of this experiment revealed that SCP compared to STP caused a higher reduction on Cu, Pb, Ni and Zn phytoavailable concentrations in the first depths.

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    Rubén Forján, Alfonso Rodríguez-Vila, Beatriz Cerqueira & Emma F. Covelo

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Forján, R., Rodríguez-Vila, A., Cerqueira, B. et al. Effects of compost and technosol amendments on metal concentrations in a mine soil planted with Brassica juncea L.. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 19713–19727 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2173-1

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