A Field Investigation of Solubility and Food Chain Accummulation of Biosolid-Cadmium Across Diverse Soil Types
Cadmium is a potentially toxic metal that is an unwanted contaminant in urban wastewater biosolids, and has the potential to accumulate through the food chain. This study found that the accumulation of cadmium in wheat grain from application of urban biosolids to soils in Australia was less than cad...
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| author | McLaughlin, M. Whatmuff, M. Warne, M. Heemsbergen, D. Barry, G. Bell, M. Nash, D. Pritchard, Deborah |
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| description | Cadmium is a potentially toxic metal that is an unwanted contaminant in urban wastewater biosolids, and has the potential to accumulate through the food chain. This study found that the accumulation of cadmium in wheat grain from application of urban biosolids to soils in Australia was less than cadmium in a water-soluble form. The critical soil cadmium concentration, above which wheat grain would exceed food contaminant limits, could also be simply predicted using the soil pH (acidity) and clay content. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-294872017-01-30T13:13:12Z A Field Investigation of Solubility and Food Chain Accummulation of Biosolid-Cadmium Across Diverse Soil Types McLaughlin, M. Whatmuff, M. Warne, M. Heemsbergen, D. Barry, G. Bell, M. Nash, D. Pritchard, Deborah Cadmium is a potentially toxic metal that is an unwanted contaminant in urban wastewater biosolids, and has the potential to accumulate through the food chain. This study found that the accumulation of cadmium in wheat grain from application of urban biosolids to soils in Australia was less than cadmium in a water-soluble form. The critical soil cadmium concentration, above which wheat grain would exceed food contaminant limits, could also be simply predicted using the soil pH (acidity) and clay content. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29487 http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/190/issue/3069.htm CSIRO Publishing restricted |
| spellingShingle | McLaughlin, M. Whatmuff, M. Warne, M. Heemsbergen, D. Barry, G. Bell, M. Nash, D. Pritchard, Deborah A Field Investigation of Solubility and Food Chain Accummulation of Biosolid-Cadmium Across Diverse Soil Types |
| title | A Field Investigation of Solubility and Food Chain Accummulation of Biosolid-Cadmium Across Diverse Soil Types |
| title_full | A Field Investigation of Solubility and Food Chain Accummulation of Biosolid-Cadmium Across Diverse Soil Types |
| title_fullStr | A Field Investigation of Solubility and Food Chain Accummulation of Biosolid-Cadmium Across Diverse Soil Types |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Field Investigation of Solubility and Food Chain Accummulation of Biosolid-Cadmium Across Diverse Soil Types |
| title_short | A Field Investigation of Solubility and Food Chain Accummulation of Biosolid-Cadmium Across Diverse Soil Types |
| title_sort | field investigation of solubility and food chain accummulation of biosolid-cadmium across diverse soil types |
| url | http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/190/issue/3069.htm http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29487 |