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- Title
Heavy Metal Contamination of Pasture Soils by Irrigated Municipal Sewage.
- Authors
Xiong, X.; Stagnitti, F.; Peterson, J.; Allinson, G.; Turoczy, N.
- Abstract
The article presents results of a reconnaisance survey of heavy metal accumulation in soils from Australia's oldest sewerage farm located in Werribee just outside of Melbourne, Victoria. The soil and vegetation samples were collected from randomly selected sites in 21 paddocks in the land filtration area. The average concentration of Chromium (Cr) in sewerage treated soils significantly exceeds the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council's standard, while the average concentrations of Copper (Cu) and Zinc (Zn) are close the standard. The concentration of Cr, Cu and Zn in sewerage, soils and plant tissues are at a level that can be used as tracers of metal contamination in further studies.
- Subjects
WERRIBEE (Vic.); VICTORIA; HEAVY metals; SOIL composition; ZINC; CHROMIUM; COPPER; PLANT cells &; tissues
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2001, Vol 67, Issue 4, p535
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s001280156