Extraction of labile metals from solid media is environmentally more meaningful than a total digestion. A variety of reagents
have been introduced in the literature, but dilute HCl has received the greatest attention. We compare metal concentrations
liberated by a dilute HCl leach with the sum of the 3-step optimized (standardized) BCR sequential extraction procedure. This
is the first study to compare these procedures over a range of grain sizes. Road-deposited sediments from 10 sites in Honolulu
were fractionated into six grain size classes. Aliquots of individual fractions were digested with dilute HCl, the 3-step
BCR procedure (‘labile’), and a 4-acid (total) procedure. Results indicated that the weighted labile concentrations of Al,
Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn were statistically greater than those from the dilute HCl leach. However, regression analysis indicated
strong statistically significant relationships between the two partial extraction procedures for all metals. On a whole-sample
basis, the toxicity classifications for anthropogenic-enhanced metals (Cu, Pb and Zn) were similar between extractions. Taken
together, results suggest that the application of dilute HCl to solid media provides a rapid, cost-effective, and environmentally
meaningful approach for contaminant monitoring. 相似文献
Biosolid application to soil may be a supply of nutrients and micronutrients but it may also accumulate toxic compounds which would be absorbed by crops and through them be incorporated to the trophic chain.
The present study deals with the effect of biosolid application on Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, and Zn in agricultural soils. The procedure used is sequential extraction so that the availability of those metals may be estimated and related to their bioavailability as determined through two indicator plants grown in greenhouse: ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and red clover (Trifolium pratense). Results showed that biosolid application to soil increased total Cu and Zn content. Sequential extraction showed that the more labile Zn fractions increased after biosolid application to soil. This was confirmed when assessing the total content of this metal in shoot and root of the plants under study, since a higher content was found in plant tissues, while no significant differences were found for Cu, Cr, Ni, and Pb. 相似文献