Natural Enrichment of Trace Elements in Surface Horizons of Calcareous Soils (La Mancha, Spain)
Joint Authors
Bravo Martín-Consuegra, Sandra
García Navarro, Francisco J.
Ruedas Luna, Rolando
Jiménez Ballesta, Raimundo
Pérez de los Reyes, C.
Amorós, J. A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The study of five soil profiles developed on carbonatic sediments of Tertiary Miocene origin has been carried out.
The topography of the area was basically flat and the traditional uses of the soils are the cultivation of dry cereals and grapevine.
The geochemical characterization of the aforementioned profiles involves a study of the contents of major and trace elements among other pedologic aspects (texture, pH, organic matter, etc.).
The results of this study also indicate a superficial enrichment of trace elements due to the leaching of Ca and moderate biological and anthropic activity.
We can consider strontium, Sr, as the trace element that characterizes these limy soils (435 mg/kg average content in total soil and 708 mg/kg in the original rock).
These contents are similar to the average value in Castilla-La Mancha of 380 mg/kg and are higher than the average in world soils of about 200 mg/kg.
High levels of dangerous or pollutant elements (Cd, Hg, Pb, Cu, Zn, or Ni) were not detected.
The majority of trace element anomalies are related to calcareous material and the leaching of calcium carbonate (Ca), while the influence of the anthropogenic factor is secondary.
Soil quality does not indicate toxicity although surficial enrichment suggests a weak threat from consuming crops.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bravo Martín-Consuegra, Sandra& Amorós, J. A.& Pérez de los Reyes, C.& García Navarro, Francisco J.& Ruedas Luna, Rolando& Jiménez Ballesta, Raimundo. 2015. Natural Enrichment of Trace Elements in Surface Horizons of Calcareous Soils (La Mancha, Spain). Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bravo Martín-Consuegra, Sandra…[et al.]. Natural Enrichment of Trace Elements in Surface Horizons of Calcareous Soils (La Mancha, Spain). Journal of Chemistry No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bravo Martín-Consuegra, Sandra& Amorós, J. A.& Pérez de los Reyes, C.& García Navarro, Francisco J.& Ruedas Luna, Rolando& Jiménez Ballesta, Raimundo. Natural Enrichment of Trace Elements in Surface Horizons of Calcareous Soils (La Mancha, Spain). Journal of Chemistry. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1067540
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1067540