Mass balance modeling of arsenic processes in cropland soils |
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Authors: | B?Bar-Yosef Email author" target="_blank">A?C?ChangEmail author A?L?Page |
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Institution: | (1) Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel;(2) Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | This study delineated the mathematical forms for the reactions involved in the mass balance of As in cropland soils. Even
mathematically simplified, many model parameters are required to define the reactive processes involved. Example simulations
were conducted based on the range of parameter values and initial conditions derived from published literature. The outcomes
showed that the As inputs due to fertilizers and irrigation water caused total As content of the root zone to gradually increase
over time. The plant uptake and leaching were equally important as pathways for removal of the added As. In turn, the dissolution
kinetics of the mineral phase and the distribution coefficient of the adsorbed phase affected the availability of the As for
plant uptake and leaching. Parameters based on laboratory-derived data on the dissolution of As mineral phase, mineralization
and oxidation of As(III), and the As plant uptake however appeared to overestimate the As transformations in soils. While
the development of mathematical model was a straightforward process, its application to realistic situations was hindered
by difficulties of defining model parameter values with confidence. Current knowledge on the processes and reactions of As
transformation in the soil–plant system is inadequate to calibrate or validate the model. Studies are needed to understand
the kinetics of soil As mineral dissolution and precipitation and the dynamics of root growth and As uptake by plant in soils. |
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Keywords: | adsorption dissolution and precipitation leaching organic As plant uptake |
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