scholarly journals Use of Soil Enzymes as Indicators for Contaminated Soil Monitoring and Sustainable Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8209
Author(s):  
Sang-Hwan Lee ◽  
Min-Suk Kim ◽  
Jeong-Gyu Kim ◽  
Soon-Oh Kim
Keyword(s):  
Soil Pollution ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Soil Remediation ◽  
Functional Recovery ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Soil Enzymes ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Recovery Processes ◽  
Physico Chemical

Diagnosis of the risk of soil pollution and the performance of measures for the recovery of contaminated soil requires proper monitoring of the extent of soil function damage and its recovery process. Soil enzymes reveal ecosystem perturbations, are sensitive to management choices, and have been used as indicators of biogeochemical cycles, organic matter degradation, and soil remediation processes. Thus, enzymes can indicate, along with other physical or chemical properties, soil quality. In this paper, we review the effects of soil pollutants [toxic trace elements (TTE), and petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC)] on enzymatic activities and evaluate the usefulness of soil enzyme’s activity for monitoring recovery processes in contaminated soil. Soil enzymes can be said to be a powerful means of monitoring to properly indicate the degree of deterioration of soil quality caused by soil pollution and to diagnose the process of functional recovery of contaminated soil. Further research is needed to establish the quantitative relationships between the soil physico-chemical properties and enzyme activity and the effect of soil remediation on the functional recovery of soil-related to soil quality.

scholarly journals Biological and biochemical properties in evaluation of forest soil quality

2014 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Błońska ◽  
Jarosław Lasota
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Forest Soil ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Soil Ph ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Forest Site ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Density And Biomass

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the possibility of using biological and biochemical parameters in the evaluation of forest soil quality and changes caused by land use. The study attempted to determine a relationship between the enzymatic activity of soil, the number of earthworms and soil physico-chemical properties. The study was carried out in central Poland in adjoining Forest Districts (Przedbórz and Smardzewice). In soil samples taken from 12 research plots, basic physico-chemical properties, enzyme activity (dehydrogenase, urease) and density and biomass of earthworms were examined. Enzyme activity showed a large diversity within the forest site types studied. The correlations between the activity of the enzymes studied and C/N ratio indicated considerable importance of these enzymes in metabolism of essential elements of organic matter of forest soils. Urease and dehydrogenase activity and earthworm number showed susceptibility to soil pH, which confirmed relationships between enzyme activity and abundance of earthworms and soil pH in H2O and KCl.

Physico-chemical Properties and Soil Quality of Waste Paper-Growing Media on Slope Surface

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-64
Author(s):  
Ji Young Jung ◽  
Si Young Ha ◽  
Chul Hwan Kim ◽  
Han-Min Park ◽  
Gi Young Kweon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Waste Paper ◽  
Slope Surface ◽  
Growing Media ◽  
Physico Chemical

Soil Quality Assessment at Nganglam, Bhutan

2019 ◽  
pp. 179-194
Author(s):  
Pawan Kumar Bharti
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Radial Distance ◽  
Environment Impact ◽  
Sources Of Pollution ◽  
Reconnaissance Survey ◽  
Environment Impact Assessment ◽  
Sampling Locations ◽  
Physico Chemical

The study area considered for environment impact assessment (EIA) studies is an area covering 5 kms radial distance from proposed plant site in the foothills of Himalaya at Nganglam, Pemagatshel, Bhutan. Analyzing the soil samples collected from six locations in the study area has assessed the soil characteristics in the study area, especially the extent of pollution undergone by the soils due to various sources and reasons. Sampling locations were chosen to represent the soil quality of the study area. A preliminary reconnaissance survey was made to get a general picture of the area's land use. The activities around the sampling sites were also taken into consideration to learn the sources of pollution if any or factors governing the physico-chemical properties of the soil. To analyze the soil quality of the area and to assess the impact of industrial or urban activities on land environment with respect to any specific contamination, soil quality studies were carried out under EIA study.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF SOIL QUALITY OF A COAL MINE AFFECTED FOREST AT CHANGKI, NAGALAND, INDIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-390
Author(s):  
Khikeya Semy ◽  
M. R. Singh ◽  
Nishant Vats
Keyword(s):  
Forest Soil ◽  
Soil Pollution ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Soil Depth ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Pollution Load Index ◽  
Soil Quality Index ◽  
Pollution Status

The present study was conducted at a coal mining affected forest and a non-affected forest to analyze the seasonal changes in soil physico-chemical properties, incorporate additive and weighted soil quality index (SQI) to determine the soil quality and check the affected forest soil pollution status. Comparative SQI shows that the non-affected forest presented higher SQI in all the seasons (winter, spring, summer and autumn). However, in both the forest the seasonal additive and weighted SQI was categorised as autumn > summer > spring > winter and the overall SQI of the soil depth was ranked as 0–10 > 10–20 > 20–30 cm. The Single pollution index (PI) points out that cadmium (Cd) was the main potential contributor to soil pollution while the Pollution load index (PLI) and Nemerow integrated pollution index (NIPI) revealed moderate soil pollution status. The result summarized that coal mining activities can elevate soil deterioration rate, such as loss in soil organic carbon, reduction in nutrient availability, and slowing down the rejuvenating process of forest soil.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Impact of Distinct Vineyard Management Practices on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 117862212094484
Author(s):  
Carla SS Ferreira ◽  
Adélcia Veiga ◽  
Ana Caetano ◽  
Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo ◽  
Anne Karine-Boulet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Sampling Campaign ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
Wine Region ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
The Impact

Vines are one of the most ancient crops, with great relevance worldwide but especially in wine-growing areas in Southern Europe. In the Bairrada wine region of north-central Portugal, vineyards have long been managed intensively, with frequent tillage and application of fertilizers and phytochemical products. During the last decade, however, these conventional practices are increasingly becoming substituted by more sustainable management practices, in particular integrated production (IP) and, to a lesser degree, no-tillage (NT) and biodynamic (BD). This study investigated differences in soil quality of 4 vineyards managed with each of these practices for at least 6 years. Twelve topsoil (0-15 cm) samples were collected in vineyard rows and inter-rows, during one sampling campaign, and analyzed for selected physical and chemical properties. These physical properties were texture, bulk density and penetration resistance, while the chemical properties included pH, electrical conductivity, and the contents of organic matter, nutrients, cations, and metals. Nearby forest soils were also sampled as a reference, since this was the prior land-use in the study sites. The obtained results demonstrated that conventional practices were associated with diminished soil quality, as indicated by lower contents of organic matter and nutrients, such as total nitrogen (TN) and phosphorus (TP), and exchangeable cations, as well as by a higher concentration of Cu and, in some samples, of Ni and Pb. Cu concentrations were also relatively high under NT, so that overall soil quality, particularly associated with fertility, was best under IP.

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