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2008
Volume 11
Issue 4
Topic:
Environmental Development
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AGRICULTURAL
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Gondek K. , Filipek-Mazur B. , Tlusto¹ P. 2008. HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN OATS AND THEIR AVAILABILITY IN SOIL FERTILIZED WITH COMPOSTS, EJPAU 11(4), #25.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume11/issue4/abs-25.html

HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN OATS AND THEIR AVAILABILITY IN SOIL FERTILIZED WITH COMPOSTS

Krzysztof Gondek1, Barbara Filipek-Mazur1, Pavel Tlusto¹2
1 Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural University of Cracow, Poland
2 Department of Agrochemistry and Plant Nutrition, Czech University of Agriculture in Prague, Czech Republic

 

ABSTRACT


The use of waste materials
for agricultural purposes even after their processing still poses various hazards
involving among others a supply of heavy metal load into the soil environment.
Therefore research was undertaken to determine the effect of composts of various
origin on these elements their availability in soil and their concentrations
in oats. The quantities of heavy metals supplied to the soil with applied fertilizers
were small and except for cadmium did not cause any excessive accumulation of
these elements in oats top parts. Irrespective of the studied element the largest
number of heavy metals accumulated in plant root system. After a three-year period
of research a considerable increase in the contents of cadmium and chromium forms
available to plants were detected, the contents of available soil nickel grew
slightly in the fertilized treatments and the contents of available lead forms
in soil changed slightly. The investigations demonstrated a progressive process
of soil acidification, which undoubtedly had a significant influence on increasing
some elements, particularly cadmium availability to plants.

Key words: composts, heavy metals, oat, soil.


Krzysztof Gondek
Department of Agricultural Chemistry,
Agricultural University of Cracow, Poland
Al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Cracow, Poland
email: kgondek@ar.krakow.pl

Barbara Filipek-Mazur
Department of Agricultural Chemistry,
Agricultural University of Cracow, Poland
Al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Cracow, Poland

Pavel Tlusto¹
Department of Agrochemistry and Plant Nutrition,
Czech University of Agriculture in Prague, Czech Republic


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