Plant Soil Environ., 2007, 53(12):544-552 | DOI: 10.17221/2190-PSE
Effect of interactions between nickel and other heavy metals on the soil microbiological properties
- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
A pot greenhouse experiment was performed to determine the effect of contamination with nickel interacting with other heavy metals on the microbiological properties of soil. The study was conducted on samples of soils classified under natural conditions as typical Eutric Cambisol developed from heavy loamy sand and typical Eutric Cambisol developed from light silty loam. Soil material was contaminated with nickel in the amount of 50 and 200 mg Ni2+/kg. The treatments with 200 mg Ni2+/kg were additionally contaminated with other heavy metals (Zn2+, Cu2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, Cr6+), in the amount of 50 mg/kg soil. The following treatments, in which the soil was contaminated with heavy metals applied alone or in combinations, were compared in the study: Ni, Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Cr, NiZn, NiCu, NiPb, NiCd, NiCr, NiZnCu, NiZnPb, NiZnCd, NiZnCr, NiZnCuPb, NiZnCuCd, NiZnCuCr, NiZnCuPbCd, NiZnCuPbCr, NiZnCuPbCdCr. The experiment was carried out in four replications. A microbiological analysis was performed on days 28 and 56. The tested crop was oat. It was found that the impact of particular heavy metals on microbiological properties of soils depended on their type, interactions between nickel and zinc, copper, lead, cadmium and chromium (VI), date of analysis and soil species. Soil contamination with heavy metals reduced the population size of Azotobacter spp. The counts of other microbial groups, i.e. copiotrophic bacteria, spore-forming copiotrophic bacteria, oligotrophic bacteria, spore-forming oligotrophic bacteria, ammonifying bacteria, nitrogen immobilizing bacteria, cellulose-decomposing bacteria, Arthrobacter spp., Pseudomonas spp., actinomyces and fungi, showed varied susceptibility to heavy metals.
Keywords: soil microbes; heavy metals; soil
Published: December 31, 2007 Show citation
References
- Babich H., Stotzky G. (1997): Sensitivity of various bacteria including actinomyces and fungi to cadmium and influence of pH on sensitivity. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 33: 681-695.
Go to original source...
Go to PubMed...
- Fenglerowa W. (1965): Simple method for counting Azotobacter in soil samples. Acta Microbiol. Pol., 14: 203-206.
- Giller K.E., Witter E., McGrath S.P. (1998): Toxicity of heavy metals to microorganisms and microbial processes in agricultural soils: a review. Soil Biol. Biochem., 30: 1389-1414.
Go to original source...
- Giridhara M., Siddaramappa R. (2002): Effect of heavy metals on urease activity in soil. Curr. Res. Univ. Argric. Sci. Bangalore, 31: 4-5.
- Hattori R., Hattori T. (1980): Sensitivity to salts and organic compounds of soil bacteria isolated on diluted media. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 26: 1-14.
Go to original source...
- Huang Q., Shindo H. (2000): Effect of copper on the activity and kinetics of free and immobilized acid phosphatase. Soil Biol. Biochem., 32: 1885-1892.
Go to original source...
- Jasiewicz Cz., Antonkiewicz J. (2000): Effect of heavy metal soil contamination on the physicochemical properties of soil, yield and chemical composition of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.). Agricultura, 84: 141-146. (In Polish)
- Kabata-Pendias A., Pendias H. (2001): Trace Elements in Soils and Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Go to original source...
- Kucharski J., Wyszkowska J. (2004): Inter-relationship between number of microorganisms and spring barley yield and degree of soil contamination with copper. Plant Soil Environ., 50: 243-249.
Go to original source...
- Martin J. (1950): Use of acid, rose bengal and streptomycin in the plate method for estimating soil fungi. Soil Sci., 69: 215-233.
Go to original source...
- Mulder E.G., Antheumisse J. (1963): Morphologie, physiologie et ecologie des Arthrobacter. Ann. Inst. Pasteur, 105: 46-74.
- Pandey N., Sharma C.P. (2002): Effect of heavy metals Co 2+, Ni 2+ and Cd 2+ on growth and metabolism of cabbage. Plant Sci., 163: 753-758.
Go to original source...
- Parkinson D., Gray F.R.G., Williams S.T. (1971): Methods for Studying the Ecology of Soil Microorganism. Blackweel Sci. Publ. Oxford and Edinburgh, IBP Handbook: 19.
- ©imon T. (1999): The effect of increasing rates of nickel and arsenic on the growth of radish and soil microflora. Rostl. Výr., 45: 421-430. (In Czech)
- ©mejkalová M., Mikanová O., Borůvka L. (2003): Effects of heavy metal concentrations on biological activity of soil microorganisms. Plant Soil Environ., 49: 321-326.
Go to original source...
- StatSoft, Inc. (2003): Statistica (data analysis software system). Version 6.0. Available at: www.statsoft.com
- Tibazarwa C., Corbisier P., Mench M., Bossus A., Solda P., Mergeay M., Wyns L., van der Lelie D. (2001): A microbial biosensor to predict bioavailable nickel in soil and its transfer to plants. Environ. Pollut., 113: 19-26.
Go to original source...
Go to PubMed...
- Vasundhara G., Jayashree G., Muraleedhara-Kurup G. (2004): Sequestration of nickel and copper by Azotobacter chroococcum SB1. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 72: 1122-1127.
Go to original source...
Go to PubMed...
- Zaborowska M., Wyszkowska J., Kucharski J. (2006): Microbial activity in zinc contaminated soil of different pH. Pol. J. Environ. Stud., 15: 569-574.
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY NC 4.0), which permits non-comercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.