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Protective mechanism of the soil–plant system with respect to heavy metals

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this work was to select and assess the efficiency of different amendments applied to ordinary chernozems artificially contaminated with heavy metals (Zn and Pb).

Materials and methods

The effect of different amendments on ordinary chernozem contaminated with Zn and Pb acetate salts was studied in a long-term 3-year field experiment. Glauconite, chalk, manure, and their combinations were chosen as ameliorating agents. Spring barley (Hordeum sativum) was used as test culture for three successive years. The heavy metal concentration in all the soil samples decomposed by HF + HClO4 was determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). One normal concentration of CH3COONH4 at pH 4.8 was used to estimate the actual mobility of metals. The compounds of heavy metals extracted by 1 N HCl are regarded as mobile compounds. The concentration of metals in the plants was determined using the dry combustion in a mixture of HNO3 and HCl at 450 °C. The content of heavy metals in extracts from soil and plant samples was determined by AAS.

Results and discussion

The content of weakly bound metal compounds increased upon the contamination of the soil with Pb and Zn salts, which led to a low quality of barley grown in these soils. Metal concentrations in the barley grain exceeded the maximum permissible concentrations (MPCs). The content of Zn and Pb in grains was higher than the MPC for at least 3 years after the soil pollution. The application of amendments significantly decreased the mobility of metals, and the simultaneous application of chalk and manure was most significant. The share of weakly bound metal compounds in the contaminated soils decreased to the level typical for the clean soils or even below.

Conclusions

The combined application of chalk and manure to Zn- and Pb-contaminated ordinary chernozems decreased the content of weakly bound metal compounds in the soil and lowered their concentrations in barley plants. The polyfunctional properties of the soil components with respect to their capacity for metal fixation were established. The decrease in the intensity of Zn accumulation in grains of barley shows the presence of a barrier at the root–stalk and stalk–grain interfaces.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, project no. 5.885.2014/К. This analytical work was carried out on the equipment of Centers for collective use of Southern Federal University “High Technology,” grant RFMEFI59414X0002.

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    Saglara S. Mandzhieva, Tatiana M. Minkina, Victor A. Chaplygin, Tatiana V. Bauer, Marina V. Burachevskaya, Dina G. Nevidomskaya, Svetlana N. Sushkova, Aleksey K. Sherstnev & Inna V. Zamulina

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Mandzhieva, S.S., Minkina, T.M., Chaplygin, V.A. et al. Protective mechanism of the soil–plant system with respect to heavy metals. J Soils Sediments 17, 1291–1300 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-015-1324-y

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