Belinda Kaninga
Do soil amendments used to improve agricultural productivity have consequences for soils contaminated with heavy metals?
Kaninga, Belinda; Chishala, Benson H.; Maseka, Kakoma K.; Sakala, Godfrey M.; Young, Scott D.; Lark, R. Murray; Tye, Andrew; Hamilton, Elliott M.; Gardner, Amanda; Watts, Michael J.
Authors
Benson H. Chishala
Kakoma K. Maseka
Godfrey M. Sakala
Scott D. Young
MURRAY LARK MURRAY.LARK@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Geoinformatics
Andrew Tye
Elliott M. Hamilton
Amanda Gardner
Michael J. Watts
Abstract
This study presents an analysis of the effects of manure and lime commonly used to improve agricultural productivity and evaluates the potential for such soil amendments to mobilise/immobilise metal fractions in soils contaminated from nearby mine tailings in the Zambian Copperbelt. Lime and manure were applied at the onset of the study, and their effects were studied over two planting seasons, i.e. 2016-17 and 2017–18. Operationally defined plant-available Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in the soil, were determined by extraction with DTPA-TEA (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-triethanolamine) and 0.01 M Ca(NO3)2, before, and after, applying the amendments. In unamended soils, Cd was the most available and Ni the least. Lime application decreased extractable Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. The response to lime was greater in soils with an initially acidic pH than in those with approximately neutral pH values. Manure increased DTPA extractable Zn, but decreased DTPA and Ca(NO3)2 extractable Cd, Cu and Pb. Combined lime and manure amendment exhibited a greater reduction in DTPA extractable Cd, Ni, Pb, Zn, as well as for Ca(NO3)2 extractable Cd compared to separate applications of lime and manure. The amendments had a significant residual effect on most of the soil fractions between season 1 and 2. The results obtained in this study showed that soil amendment with minimal lime and manure whilst benefiting agricultural productivity, may significantly reduce the mobility or plant availability of metals from contaminated agricultural soils. This is important in contaminated, typical tropical soils used for crop production by resource poor communities affected by mining or other industrial activities.
Citation
Kaninga, B., Chishala, B. H., Maseka, K. K., Sakala, G. M., Young, S. D., Lark, R. M., …Watts, M. J. (2020). Do soil amendments used to improve agricultural productivity have consequences for soils contaminated with heavy metals?. Heliyon, 6(11), Article E05502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05502
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 4, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 17, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2020-11 |
Deposit Date | Nov 3, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 16, 2023 |
Journal | Heliyon |
Electronic ISSN | 2405-8440 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | 11 |
Article Number | E05502 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05502 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5161404 |
Publisher URL | https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(20)32345-8?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2405844020323458%3Fshowall%3Dtrue |
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