IMPACT OF BIOSLUDGE APPLICATION ON HEAVY METALS CONTENT IN SUNFLOWER

Authors

  • Tomáš Tóth
  • Ján Tomáš
  • Peter Lazor
  • Daniel Bajčan
  • Alena Vollmannová
  • Janette Musilová
  • Judita Bystrická
  • Marek Slávik
  • Juraj Tóth

Keywords:

biosludge, sunflower, heavy metals

Abstract

The application of decomposed substrate after continual biogas production is one of the possible ways how to use alternative energy sources with following monitoring of its complex influence on the hygienic state of soil with the emphasis on heavy metal input. The substances from bilge and drain sediments from water panels, also biosludge gained by continual co-fermentation of animal excrements belong to these compounds. The biosludge application is connected with possible risk of cadmium and lead, also other risky elements input into the soil. The analyses of applicated sludge prove that the determined heavy metals contents are compared with limitary value. These facts - hygienic state of soil, pH influence this limitary value and biosludge is suitable for soil application. The total heavy metals content in soil is related to the increased cadmium, nickel, chromium and cobalt contents. The analyses of heavy metals contents in sunflower seeds show that the grown yield does not comply with the legislative norms from the stand point of heavy metals content due to high zinc and nickel contents. Copper, cadmium, lead, chromium contents fulfil limitary values, for cobalt content the value is not mentioned in Codex Alimentarius. The nickel value in the control variant seeds is 2.2 times higher than the highest acceptable amount, then in variant where the sludge was applicated the nickel content was increased by 1.6 times. In the case of zinc there was increasing content in individual variants 4.7, or 4.8 times. The direct connection with the higher accumulation of zinc and nickel in soil by the influence of biosludge application is not definitely surveyed, the increased heavy metals contents in sunflower were primarily caused by their increased contents in soils.

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Published

2012-02-01

How to Cite

Tóth, T., Tomáš, J., Lazor, P., Bajčan, D., Vollmannová, A., Musilová, J., Bystrická, J., Slávik, M., & Tóth, J. (2012). IMPACT OF BIOSLUDGE APPLICATION ON HEAVY METALS CONTENT IN SUNFLOWER. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 1(Special issue), 828–836. Retrieved from https://office2.jmbfs.org/index.php/JMBFS/article/view/7423

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