Effect of an organic amendment on availability and bio-accessibility of some metals in soils of urban recreational areas.
2011
Florido Fernández, M.C. | Madrid Díaz, Fernando | Madrid, Luis | Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (España) | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
A composted biosolid from wastewater treatment was added to soils of two public parks of Sevilla, and successive samples were taken during one year. In one of the parks, a second addition of biosolid was carried out after the first year. The soil contents in metals (pseudo-total) and their plant-available and oral bio-accessible fractions were significantly altered when the soils were amended with biosolid. Increase of the bio-accessible metal contents represents a deterioration of the environmental quality of recreational areas, where hand-to-mouth transfer of pollutants to children is likely to occur, although part of the metals added might be leached by rainfall or irrigation. The limits established in several countries for metal contents of soils in recreational areas are often exceeded after application of the biosolid. A careful study of the metal contents of recycled wastes is thus recommended before being used for green area maintenance.
Show more [+] Less [-]The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support of the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia under project no. CTM2005-02256, and the help of the Spanish Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas under project no. 2004-4-0E-322.
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