Residues of arsenic and lead in potato soils on Long Island.
Sodium arsenite was used for vine control and fall weed control in potatoes on Long Island for many years. Lead arsenate may also have been used as an insecticide in certain areas. A study was conducted to determine remaining concentrations of arsenic and lead in potato soils on Long Island. The total concentrations of both arsenic and lead were markedly higher in the soils sampled than in untreated control soils. The behavior of arsenic and lead in soils is discussed.
Sanok
W J
WJ
Cornell Cooperative Extension, Suffolk County Riverhead, Long Island, New York 11901.
Ebel
J G
JG
Manzell
K L
KL
Gutenmann
W H
WH
Lisk
D J
DJ
D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis*; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D009518:New York; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D011198:Solanum tuberosum
D012989:Soil Pollutants; D007854:Lead; D001151:Arsenic