Changes of biochemical properties and heavy metal bioavailability in soil treated with natural liming materials

Samy A.M. Abd El-Azeem; Mahtab Ahmad; Adel R.A. Usman; Kwon Rae Kim; Sang Eun Oh; Sang Soo Lee; Yong Sik Ok

doi:10.1007/s12665-013-2410-3

Changes of biochemical properties and heavy metal bioavailability in soil treated with natural liming materials

Samy A.M. Abd El-Azeem, Mahtab Ahmad, Adel R.A. Usman, Kwon Rae Kim, Sang Eun Oh, Sang Soo Lee, Yong Sik Ok

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Abstract

This study evaluated the efficiency of naturally occurring lime-based waste materials (oyster shells, eggshells, and mussel shells) on immobilization of selected heavy metals (Cd and Pb) and a metalloid (As) in a contaminated agricultural soil. A 30-day incubation experiment was performed using soil mixture with natural liming materials or calcite (CaCO₃) at 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10 wt %. Soil biochemical properties including pH, electrical conductivity (EC), exchangeable cations, organic matter (OM), total nitrogen (TN), microbial populations, and enzyme activities were determined to ensure the changes in soil quality during incubation. The results showed that the application of natural liming materials led to an increase in soil pH similar to that of CaCO₃. Soil concentrations of Cd, Pb, and As extracted with 0.1 or 1 M HCl, and diethylene triamine pentacetic acid (DTPA) were decreased significantly after adding liming materials, accompanied by increased microbial population and enzyme activities of dehydrogenase, phosphatase, β-glucosidase, and arylsulfatase. Additionally, eggshells and mussel shells induced significant increases in OM and TN in the soil. Application of natural liming materials offers a cost-effective way to immobilize heavy metals and metalloids in soils.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3411-3420
Number of pages	10
Journal	Environmental Earth Sciences
Volume	70
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2410-3
Publication status	Published - 2013 Dec
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledgments This study was supported by Basic Science Research Foundation through the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea, funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2012R1A1B3001409). This study was also partly supported by the Korea Ministry of Environment as ‘‘The GAIA project’’ in Korea. Instrumental analysis was performed at the Korea Basic Science Institute, the Institute of Environmental Research and the Central Laboratory of Kangwon National University in Korea. Gratitude is expressed to Dr. Hesham Mohamed Abdouat Washington State University who reviewed an early version of the manuscript.

Keywords

Heavy metals
Immobilization
Remediation
Soil enzyme
Soil quality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Global and Planetary Change
Environmental Chemistry
Water Science and Technology
Soil Science
Pollution
Geology
Earth-Surface Processes

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Changes of biochemical properties and heavy metal bioavailability in soil treated with natural liming materials

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