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http://dx.doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2016.21.3.082

Effect of Aging on the Chemical Forms and Phytotoxicity of Arsenic in Soil  

Yang, Woojin (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University)
Jho, Eun Hea (Department of Environmental Science, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Im, Jinwoo (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University)
Jeong, Seulki (Korea Basic Science Institute)
Nam, Kyoungphile (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment / v.21, no.3, 2016 , pp. 82-87 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigates effects of an aging period on arsenic (As) chemical forms in soils and phytotoxicity using artificially As-contaminated soils with a range of As concentrations (0-300 mg/kg) and aging periods (0 and 3 months). A sequential extraction procedure showed that the increasing As concentration in soils increased the ratio of non-specifically and specifically bound As, which are known to be bioavailable. This resulted in increasing As uptake by tomatoes with increasing As concentration (R2=0.87 for exponential fitting); however, the seed germination was not sensitive to the As concentrations of the soil samples. The seed germination was also statistically similar in the soils with 75 and 150 mg-As/kg regardless of the aging period. The time taken until the seed germination (i.e., lag phase), on the other hand, decreased from 10 d to 3 d with aging for 3 months. This can be attributed to the decreased amount of bioavailable As with aging. Overall, this study shows that when the toxic effects of the As-contaminated soils are assessed using tomato plants, it is better to use more sensitive methods than seed germination such as the As accumulation or the lag phase for seed germination.
Keywords
Arsenic; Aging; Bioavailability; Chemical forms; Phytotoxicity;
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