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Micronutrient Fractionation in Coal Mine-Affected Agricultural Soils, India

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Assessment of the anthropogenic impacts on bioavailability, mobility, immobility and toxicity of four micronutrients (Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn) were carried out by Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) fractionation scheme in agricultural soils (n = 10) around Jharia coalfield, eastern India. The relative abundance of micronutrients was as follows: Fe > Mn > Zn > Cu. The enrichment factor was >1 for Zn (6.1) and Cu (1.8) near coal mining area indicated toward soil pollution due to coal mining activities and application of inorganic fertilizers. The I geo values of micronutrients were <0 suggest no pollution with respect to Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn. Correlation analysis showed geogenic origin of soil micronutrients and derived mainly from weathering of minerals present in the parent rock. The mean values of Cu, Mn and Zn were less than certified reference material indicating highly leached agricultural soils in the study region. BCR fractionation of micronutrients showed that a single element could not reveal all types of chemical reactions occurring in soil consortium.

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    Rahul Agrawal, Bijendra Kumar, Kumari Priyanka, Chandravir Narayan, Kriti Shukla, Jhuma Sarkar &  Anshumali

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Agrawal, R., Kumar, B., Priyanka, K. et al. Micronutrient Fractionation in Coal Mine-Affected Agricultural Soils, India. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 96, 449–457 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-016-1745-3

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