title: Speciation and phytoavailability of lead and antimony in a small arms range soil amended with mussel shell, cow bone and biochar: EXAFS spectroscopy and chemical extractions.
abstract: Mussel shell (MS), cow bone (CB) and biochar (BC) were selected to immobilize metals in an army firing range soil. Amendments were applied at 5% (wt) and their efficacies were determined after 175 d. For metal phytoavailability test, maize (Zea mays L.) plants were cultivated for 3weeks. Results showed that all amendments decreased the exchangeable Pb by up to 99% in planted/unplanted soils. Contrarily, exchangeable Sb were increased in the MS- and CB-amended soils. The rise in soil pH (~1 unit) by the amendments affected Pb and Sb mobility in soils. Bioavailability of Pb to maize was reduced by up to 71% in the amended soils. The Sb uptake to maize was decreased by up to 53.44% in the BC-amended soil. Sequential chemical extractions showed the transformation of easily available Pb to stable residual form with the amendment treatments. Scanning electron microscopic elemental dot mapping revealed the Pb association with Al and Si in the MS-amended soil and that with P in the CB- and BC-amended soils. Additionally, the extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopic analysis indicated the transformation of organic bound Pb in unamended control soil to relatively more stable Pb-hydroxide (Ksp=10(-17.1)), chloropyromorphite (Ksp=10(-84.4)) and Pb-phosphate (Ksp=10(-23.8)) in soils amended with MS, CB and BC, respectively. Application of BC was the best in decreasing the phytoavailability of Pb and Sb in the studied army firing range soil.
authors.affiliation: Korea Biochar Research Center & Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea; University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Mahtab
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Sang Soo
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jung Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Sung-Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ju Sik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Deok Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Yohey
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Yong Sik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ok
mesh_terms: D060105:Animal Shells / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D000965:Antimony / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry; D002417:Cattle; D002606:Charcoal / Q000737:chemistry*; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000379:methods*; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D056928:X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; C540010:biochar; D002606:Charcoal; D007854:Lead; D000965:Antimony
keywords: Black carbon; Charcoal; Phytoavailability; Shooting range; Slow pyrolysis; Soil remediation