New Insights into Selenium Enrichment in the Soil of Northwestern Guizhou, Southwest China

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Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for animals and plants. Se in soil has an important influence on the Se intake by animals and plants. To explore the source of Se in soils of the zinc-smelting area in northwest Guizhou, China, 271 topsoils and 50 deep soil samples were collected, and the concentration, speciation and distribution of Se in soils were analysed. The results showed that the concentration of Se in topsoils ranged from 0.2 mg/kg to 1.79 mg/kg, with an average of 0.84 mg/kg, which was more than 2 times of that in deep soil. These observations indicated that Se was enriched in the surface layer of soil. In terms of spatial distribution, high-Se topsoils (> 1.0 mg/kg) were mainly distributed near the zinc smelting area, and topsoil samples with relatively low content of Se were mainly distributed in areas with less human activities influence. The Se occurrence species in topsoils were in the order of residue, organic-binding, humic-acid binding, water-soluble, Fe/Mn/Al oxide-binding, carbonate-binding and ion-exchange. The contribution of residual Se to total Se in topsoil was decisive, and the content of other species of selenium changed slightly. The Se speciation that was residual in soil is difficult for plants to utilize, which is consistent with previous studies on seleniferous soils caused by zinc smelting. These results indicated that the main reason for Se enrichment in the topsoils of northwest Guizhou Province was indigenous zinc smelting.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

Enthalten in:

Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology - 107(2021), 6 vom: 02. Dez., Seite 1095-1102

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meng, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xue-Xian [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Pan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

H6241UJ22B
Journal Article
Selenium
Sequential extraction
Soil
Soil Pollutants
Species
Zinc Smelting

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Date Completed 25.11.2021

Date Revised 25.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00128-021-03256-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325544727