Conference paper

Appeared in: Conservation agriculture, a worldwide challenge, Vol. 2, offered contributions

Publication year: 2001

Pages: 331-335

ISBN: 84-932237-2-7

Conference: 1st World Congress on Conservation Agriculture

Abstract: 

The study investigates the influence of tillage-dependent soil properties on the behaviour of different pollutants, viz., heavy metals (Cd, Cu and Zn) and organics (e.g. polychlorinated biphenyls and 2,4-dichlorophenol). The Eutric Cambisols and Luvisols were long-term tilled by: conventional ploughing, reduced tillage and no-tillage. Sorption rates for Cd showed strong interaction with the investigated soils. Tabulated results are presented showing that long-term application of different tillage systems resulted in a specific stratification and accumulation patterns of heavy metal concentrations in the soil. Both soils showed significantly higher ΣPCB concentrations for the no-tillage treatment, whereas the level of PCB contamination was site-specific.

Harvard Citation style: Düring, R., Hoss, T. and Gäth, S. (2001) Pollutant behaviour in soil under the influence of tillage, in Conservation agriculture, a worldwide challenge, Vol. 2, offered contributions. Córdoba: XUL. pp. 331-335

APA Citation style: Düring, R., Hoss, T., & Gäth, S. (2001). Pollutant behaviour in soil under the influence of tillage. In Conservation agriculture, a worldwide challenge, Vol. 2, offered contributions. (pp. 331-335). XUL.