Arsenic mobility and speciation in a contaminated urban soil are affected by different methods of green waste compost application |
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Authors: | William Hartley Nicholas M. Dickinson Elizabeth Leese Nicholas W. Lepp |
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Affiliation: | a Liverpool John Moores University, Faculty of Science, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK b Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN, UK c 35 Victoria Road, Formby L37 7DH, UK |
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Abstract: | Application of green waste compost (GWC) to brownfield land is now common practice in soil restoration. However, previous studies have demonstrated both beneficial and detrimental effects on arsenic and metal mobility. In this paper, trace element behaviour was investigated following GWC application, either as surface mulch to, or mixed into soil from a previously described brownfield site in the U.K. Significant differences in arsenic mobility were observed between treatments. Mulching caused most disturbance, significantly increasing soil pore water As, together with Fe, P, Cr, Ni and dissolved organic carbon, the latter was a critical factor enhancing As mobilization. Arsenate was the main inorganic As species in soil pore water, increasing in concentration over time. An initial flush of potentially more toxic arsenite decreased 4 weeks after compost application. Biological processes appeared to play an important role in influencing As mobility. The results point to the necessity for careful management of As-contaminated soils. |
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Keywords: | Arsenic Brownfield Compost Dissolved organic carbon Heavy metals |
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