Microorganisms in Soils with High Nickel and Chromium Concentrations in Western Serbia

Stajković-Srbinović, Olivera; Delić, Dušica; Rasulić, Nataša; Kuzmanović, Đorđe; Houšková, Beata; Sikirić, Biljana; Mrvić, Vesna

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“…In addition, regression analysis of all soil parameters showed that Azotobacter was positively affected by increased Cd concentrations (82% variation explained). In previous studies, some heavy metals, such as As, Cd or Hg, positively influenced the number of bacteria, oligonitrophiles or fungi, but their concentrations were far below the MAC [37]. It was shown that the activity of certain soil enzymes increases in the presence of low concentrations of certain heavy metals, but that high metal concentrations inhibit their activity [38].…”

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Microorganisms in soils with elevated heavy metal concentrations in southern Serbia

Stajković-Srbinović

Buntić

Rasulić

et al. 2018

Arch biol sci (Beogr)

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Soil chemical properties and total heavy metal concentrations (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, Fe and Mn) and their relationships with some soil microbiological characteristics (such as soil respiration and numbers of specific groups of microorganisms) were evaluated in agricultural soils in southern Serbia. In 42% of samples, slightly elevated concentrations of As, Ni and/or Pb were detected, with the highest values of 43.4, 64.4 and 184.1 mg/kg, respectively. No significant differences were observed in soil microbiological characteristics between soil samples with elevated heavy metals and heavy metals below the maximum allowed concentrations (MAC). There was no negative correlation between any of the heavy metals and any microbiological characteristics, except the total number of fungi and the concentration of Ni (r=-394). Positive correlations between most of the heavy metals and the number of Azotobacter were obtained. Correlation analysis and stepwise multiple regression analyses indicated that the chemical properties of the soil are the factors that affected the number of microorganisms the most. The content of CaCO 3 significantly contributed to variations in soil respiration (39%), the total number of microorganisms was affected the most by humus (53%), oligonitrophiles by the total N content (49%), while the numbers of actinomycetes and fungi were affected by the pH (48% and 58% of the variation).

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Microorganisms in soils with elevated heavy metal concentrations in southern Serbia

Stajković-Srbinović

Buntić

Rasulić

et al. 2018

Arch biol sci (Beogr)

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“…Typical of geochemically anomalous concentrations of Cr and Ni are also the so-called serpentine soils developed on ultrabasic rocks [12][13][14][15]. In this case, it is not an anthropogenic soil contamination but geogenic derived from naturally high contents of Cr, Ni and geochemically related elements in the underlying rock substrate [16][17][18].…”

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Environmental Availability of Trace Metals (Mercury, Chromium and Nickel) in Soils from the Abandoned Mine Area of Merník (Eastern Slovakia)

Hiller¹,

Jurkovič²,

Majzlan³

et al. 2021

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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The former mercury ore deposit of Merník in Eastern Slovakia was selected for the investigation of the environmental availability of mercury (Hg), chromium (Cr) and nickel (Ni) in mine soils. Singlestep extractions with four chemical agents (deionised water, ethylenediaminetetraacetic (EDTA), acetic (CH 3 COOH) and hydrochloric (HCl) acid solutions) and chemical analysis of the common nettle (Urtica dioica) were used to determine the availability of the three metals. Regardless of the type of extraction, the soluble ratios of metals in mine soils increased in the order of Hg≤CrCH 3 COOH ≈ EDTA>˃H 2 O. The total or extractable metal concentrations in soil did not correlate with their concentrations in aerial parts of the common nettle, however, its ability to accumulate these trace metals in roots and aerial parts copied the results of extraction tests, i.e. Hg≤Cr

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Concentration, Background Values and Limits of Potential Toxic Elements in Soils of Central Serbia

Mrvić

Saljnikov

Sikirić

et al. 2021

Advances in Understanding Soil Degradation

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Microorganisms in Soils with High Nickel and Chromium Concentrations in Western Serbia

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Microorganisms in soils with elevated heavy metal concentrations in southern Serbia

Microorganisms in soils with elevated heavy metal concentrations in southern Serbia

Environmental Availability of Trace Metals (Mercury, Chromium and Nickel) in Soils from the Abandoned Mine Area of Merník (Eastern Slovakia)

Concentration, Background Values and Limits of Potential Toxic Elements in Soils of Central Serbia

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