Cadmium and zinc contents of corn leaf and grain produced by sludge-amended soil

Journal Article · · J. Environ. Qual.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6547092

Jones, R L; Hinesly, T D; Ziegler, E L; Tyler, J J

Liquid digested sludge (heated anaerobic digestion) was incorporated at different rates in Blount silt loam over 3 and 4 years. Cadmium and Zn were determined in corn ear leaf at tassel and in grain (Zea mays L.) in 1971 and 1972. Cadmium and Zn extractable from soil with 0.1N HCl were also estimated. The elements increased in soil and tissue with sludge application. Cadmium in leaf was not affected significantly by soil pH but Cd in grain was significantly reduced above and below pH 6. Below pH 6.3, Zn content in the leaf was substantially increased by increasing availability of Zn. However, above pH 7 when large amounts of Zn were available, increases in leaf content were not observed. Zinc concentrations in grain, except at high levels in soil (about 200 ppm by 0.1N Hcl) and low pH (about 4.8), follow the distribution of Cd. Highest Cd content in grain was about 1.0 ppm when about 15 ppm of available Cd was present; this Cd level was associated with about 40 ppm Zn.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Illinois, Urbana
• OSTI ID: 6547092
• Journal Information: J. Environ. Qual.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Environ. Qual.; (United States) Vol. 4:4; ISSN JEVQA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

560303* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Plants-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS
CADMIUM
CEREALS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
MAIZE
METALS
PLANTS
SEWAGE
SEWAGE SLUDGE
SLUDGES
WASTES
ZINC