Cadmium distribution in forest ecosystems irrigated with treated municipal waste water and sludge

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976 · J. Environ. Qual.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq1976.00472425000500040020x· OSTI ID:7326027

Sidle, R C; Sopper, W E

Treated municipal waste water was irrigated in an abandoned old field area from 1964 to 1974 and in a mixed hardwood area (old gamelands) from 1964 to 1974. Total applications of Cd in the old field and old gamelands areas were 0.47 and 0.61 kg/ha, respectively. White spruce (Picea glauca Moench Voss.) and wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana Duchesne) foilage sampled from the old field showed no increase in Cd concentrations due to effluent irrigation, while goldenrod (Solidago sp. Ait.) had lower Cd levels in the treated area than in the unirrigated control area. Foilage sampled from red maple (Acer rubrum L.), white oak (Quercus alba L.), and wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis L.), in the old gamelands, showed no increase in Cd as a result of waste water irrigation. Soil Cd levels were not significantly affected by waste water irrigation in either area, except for the increase in soil Cd in the 0 to 5 cm depth of the old gamelands. The Cd/Zn ratios of the vegetation foilage were not significantly different between the treated and control areas.

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park
• OSTI ID: 7326027
• Journal Information: J. Environ. Qual.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Environ. Qual.; (United States) Vol. 5:4; ISSN JEVQA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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