Predicting the Risk from Cadmium Transfer to Crops from Soils Amended with Biosolids

The National Biosolids Research Program (NBRP) has conducted field-based experiments throughout Australia over 4 years to determine the benefits and risks associated with biosolid applications onto agricultural land. The solubility and bioavailability of cadmium (Cd) in biosolids was assessed. Cadm...

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Main Authors: McLaughlin, M., Whatmuff, M., Warne, M., Heemsbergen, D., Barry, G., Bell, M., Pritchard, Deborah, Penney, N.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Australian Water Association 2007
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Online Access:http://www.awa.asn.au/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5785
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author McLaughlin, M.
Whatmuff, M.
Warne, M.
Heemsbergen, D.
Barry, G.
Bell, M.
Pritchard, Deborah
Penney, N.
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Whatmuff, M.
Warne, M.
Heemsbergen, D.
Barry, G.
Bell, M.
Pritchard, Deborah
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description The National Biosolids Research Program (NBRP) has conducted field-based experiments throughout Australia over 4 years to determine the benefits and risks associated with biosolid applications onto agricultural land. The solubility and bioavailability of cadmium (Cd) in biosolids was assessed. Cadmium in biosolids was found to be quite soluble (equivalent to soluble Cd salts), but transfer to cereal grains was less than that indicated by solubility, due possibly to Zn or organic matter also added in the biosolids erducing Cd accumulation. Critical soil guideline values for Cd have been developed based on soil clay content and soil pH.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-57852017-01-30T10:48:31Z Predicting the Risk from Cadmium Transfer to Crops from Soils Amended with Biosolids McLaughlin, M. Whatmuff, M. Warne, M. Heemsbergen, D. Barry, G. Bell, M. Pritchard, Deborah Penney, N. biosolids cadmium The National Biosolids Research Program (NBRP) has conducted field-based experiments throughout Australia over 4 years to determine the benefits and risks associated with biosolid applications onto agricultural land. The solubility and bioavailability of cadmium (Cd) in biosolids was assessed. Cadmium in biosolids was found to be quite soluble (equivalent to soluble Cd salts), but transfer to cereal grains was less than that indicated by solubility, due possibly to Zn or organic matter also added in the biosolids erducing Cd accumulation. Critical soil guideline values for Cd have been developed based on soil clay content and soil pH. 2007 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5785 http://www.awa.asn.au/ Australian Water Association restricted
spellingShingle biosolids
cadmium
McLaughlin, M.
Whatmuff, M.
Warne, M.
Heemsbergen, D.
Barry, G.
Bell, M.
Pritchard, Deborah
Penney, N.
Predicting the Risk from Cadmium Transfer to Crops from Soils Amended with Biosolids
title Predicting the Risk from Cadmium Transfer to Crops from Soils Amended with Biosolids
title_full Predicting the Risk from Cadmium Transfer to Crops from Soils Amended with Biosolids
title_fullStr Predicting the Risk from Cadmium Transfer to Crops from Soils Amended with Biosolids
title_full_unstemmed Predicting the Risk from Cadmium Transfer to Crops from Soils Amended with Biosolids
title_short Predicting the Risk from Cadmium Transfer to Crops from Soils Amended with Biosolids
title_sort predicting the risk from cadmium transfer to crops from soils amended with biosolids
topic biosolids
cadmium
url http://www.awa.asn.au/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5785