Plant Soil Environ., 2020, 66(12):632-638 | DOI: 10.17221/371/2020-PSE

In situ immobilisation of heavy metals in soils using natural clay mineralsOriginal Paper

Senad Murtić*,1, Emina Sijahović2, Hamdija Čivić2, Mirza Tvica3, Josip Jurković4
1 Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Department of Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Department of Soil, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

This study attempted to evaluate the efficiency of zeolite and pyrophyllite ore materials in reducing the mobility of heavy metals in soil near the lignite mining dumps, and consequently in their availability for plants. Extraction of pseudo-total and available forms of heavy metals from soil samples was performed by using aqua regia and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, respectively. Concentrations of heavy metals in soil and plant samples were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results of this study illustrate that application of zeolite and pyrophyllite could be a suitable technique to reduce heavy metals availability in soils. Zeolite treatments have been shown to be significantly effective in reducing cadmium (Cd) mobility, as well as pyrophyllite treatments in reducing lead (Pb) mobility in the studied soil, regardless of applied rates. The accumulation of heavy metals in leaves of maize grown on soil plots treated by zeolite and pyrophyllite, was found to be lower compared to the untreated plots. This finding was to be expected, considering the effects of these treatments on heavy metals mobility in the studied soil.

Keywords: contaminated soil; environment; health; remediation; risk elements; Zea mays L.

Published: December 31, 2020  Show citation

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Murtić S, Sijahović E, Čivić H, Tvica M, Jurković J. In situ immobilisation of heavy metals in soils using natural clay minerals. Plant Soil Environ. 2020;66(12):632-638. doi: 10.17221/371/2020-PSE.
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