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Combination of ICP‐AES and Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis as Effective Methods for Studying Distribution of Elements in Soil and Plants
Author(s) -
Shtangeeva Irina,
Vuorinen Antti,
Rietz Bernd,
Carlson Liisa
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
geostandards newsletter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1751-908X
pISSN - 0150-5505
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-908x.2001.tb00606.x
Subject(s) - neutron activation analysis , leaching (pedology) , inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy , environmental chemistry , leachate , contamination , chemistry , soil test , soil contamination , neutron activation , environmental science , soil water , inductively coupled plasma , soil science , radiochemistry , neutron , ecology , physics , plasma , quantum mechanics , biology
A detailed characterisation was carried out for soil sampled from sites with different levels of contamination before and after the cultivation of oats and barley. Mineralogical composition, concentration of exchangeable cations, dynamics of soil pH and acid neutralisation buffer capacity of the soil were studied. A total of 21 elements in the soil and 28 elements in the plants were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis. Distribution of Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Pb in soil leachates was studied by sequential leaching procedure and ICP‐AES. It was found that plants significantly affect most of the soil characteristics including the leaching of heavy metals.