Abstract
The behavior of nanoparticles released to the soil has been extensively studied in recent years; however, the effects of nanoparticles on the distribution of soil elements and on sowing are still unknown. To this end, to examine the distribution of selected elements in soil, soil samples were treated weekly with 1.0 mg and 20.0 mg of Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles for 3 weeks. Additionally, different types of plants (including taproot, fibrous root and ornamental bulbous plants) were sowed in the soil samples. After each treatment, surface soil samples were collected and digested with acid digestion. The concentrations of selected elements (Ca, Mg, Fe, Al, Cu, Co, Ni) were determined using a microwave plasma atomic emission spectrometer. Al 2 O 3 treatment for 3 weeks, both low and high doses, had no effect on the Al content in soil samples when compared to the controls. Additionally, Al 2 O 3 showed desorption properties on the analyte elements.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 98-104 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Jan 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Funding
The authors would like to express their thanks to Prof. Dr. S. Akman, Istanbul Technical University, for the instrumentation.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi |
Keywords
- Al O NPs
- Major and trace elements
- MP-AES
- Soil