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Tracing Copper Derived from Pig Manure in Calcareous Soils and Soil Leachates by Cu-65 Labeling

Authors list: Ostermann, A; He, Y; Siemens, J; Welp, G; Heuser, A; Wombacher, F; Münker, C; Xue, QY; Lin, XY; Amelung, W

Publication year: 2015

Pages: 4609-4617

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology

Volume number: 49

Issue number: 7

ISSN: 0013-936X

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/es504945e

Publisher: American Chemical Society

Abstract:
Copper is used as a growth promoter in animal husbandry, resulting in high Cu concentrations in animal manure. We tested whether Cu would be mobilized in soils receiving excessive loads of manure, both from recently added and from aged fractions. To discriminate between these Cu sources, manure was labeled with Cu-65. After soil application of 0, 15, and 30 Mg manure ha(-1), leachate was collected in free-draining lysimeters (40 cm depth) under undisturbed soil over a 53 day period. Determining the total amounts of Cu and the fractions of Cu-65 in leachate and the soil profile enabled us to trace the translocation of Cu derived from labeled manure. More than 84% of the applied Cu was retained in the top 2 cm of soil. Less than 0.01% of the applied Cu was detected overall in the leachate. Of this amount, however, 38% (+/- 8.9 SE) was leached within 8 days after application. The total Cu concentration in leachates (32-164 mu g L-1) frequently exceeded the Chinese groundwater quality standard of 50 mu g L-1. The added Cu-65, however, accounted for less than 3.6% of the total Cu leaching load, suggesting that Cu from older sources and/or geological background controls contamination, regardless of current land management.

Authors/Editors

- Uni.-Prof. Dr. Jan Bernd Siemens

Citation Styles

Harvard Citation style: Ostermann, A., He, Y., Siemens, J., Welp, G., Heuser, A., Wombacher, F., et al. (2015) Tracing Copper Derived from Pig Manure in Calcareous Soils and Soil Leachates by Cu-65 Labeling, Environmental Science & Technology, 49(7), pp. 4609-4617. https://doi.org/10.1021/es504945e

APA Citation style: Ostermann, A., He, Y., Siemens, J., Welp, G., Heuser, A., Wombacher, F., Münker, C., Xue, Q., Lin, X., & Amelung, W. (2015). Tracing Copper Derived from Pig Manure in Calcareous Soils and Soil Leachates by Cu-65 Labeling. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(7), 4609-4617. https://doi.org/10.1021/es504945e