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Changes in Availability of Toxic Trace Elements (TTEs) and Its Effects on Soil Enzyme Activities with Amendment Addition

  • Lee, Sang-Hwan (Technical Research Institute, Mine Reclamation Corporation) ;
  • Park, Misun (Technical Research Institute, Mine Reclamation Corporation) ;
  • Kim, Min-Suk (O-JEong Resilience Institute, Korea University)
  • Received : 2020.06.04
  • Accepted : 2020.06.19
  • Published : 2020.06.30
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Abstract

In-situ stabilization is a remediation method using amendments to reduce contaminant availability in contaminated soil. We tested the effects of two amendments (furnace slag and red mud) on the availability of toxic trace elements (TTEs) and soil enzyme activities (dehydrogenase, phosphatase, and urease). The application of amendments significantly decreased the availability of TTEs in soil (p < 0.05). The decreased availability of TTE content in soils was accompanied by increased soil enzyme activities. We found significant negative relationships between the TTE content assessed using Ca(NO3)2-, TCLP, and PBET extraction methods and soil enzyme activities (p < 0.01). Soil enzyme activities responded sensitively to changes in the soil environment (pH, EC, and availability of TTEs). It could be concluded that soil enzyme activities could be used as bioindicators or ecological indicators for soil quality and health in environmental soil monitoring owing to their high sensitivity to changes in soil.

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