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- Title
An Exploratory Investigation on the Mobility of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Biosolid-Amended Soil.
- Authors
Gorgy, Tamer; Li, Loretta; Grace, John; Ikonomou, Michael
- Abstract
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been found at high levels, up to 7.6 × 10 pg/g, in biosolids commonly applied to agricultural soils. A field investigation was carried out in this study to measure concentrations of PBDEs in biosolid-amended agricultural soils in which various amounts of biosolids (20 and 80 t/ha) had been applied. Concentrations of PBDEs in surface soils that had received a single application of 80 t/ha biosolids were one to two orders of magnitude greater than that in soil, which had received a single application of 20 t/ha of biosolids. Assessment of PBDEs levels at different depths, between 0.05 and 1.05 m, in soils that received 80 t/ha biosolids, showed that PBDEs were mobilized from the surface soil to lower depths. Total PBDEs concentrations decreased from 10,250 pg/g dry weight basis (dw) in the 0.05 m soil layer to 220 pg/g dw at a depth of 1 m. The distribution of PBDEs with depth and cation exchange capacity of the soil could be described as exponential functions. The coefficients of correlation ranged from 0.47 to 0.57 and 0.47 to 0.67, respectively. Despite the deviation in the experimental measurements induced by variables, such as non-uniform biosolid application, heterogeneity of the soil, and the uneven surface of the field, variations of PBDEs along the soil profile in the biosolid-amended soil were clearly demonstrated.
- Subjects
POLYBROMINATED diphenyl ethers; SEWAGE sludge; ION exchange (Chemistry); SOILS; PHOSPHORUS; OCTYL alcohol
- Publication
Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 2012, Vol 223, Issue 5, p2297
- ISSN
0049-6979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11270-011-1024-1