Differences in the Content of Zn Fractions in the Profiles of Soils from Allotment and Domestic Gardens in South-Eastern Poland

Iwona Makuch-Pietraś and Anna Wójcikowska-Kapusta
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Iwona Makuch-Pietraś: Department of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, Institute of Agricultural Science, Land Management and Environmental Protection, University of Rzeszów in Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Anna Wójcikowska-Kapusta: Institute of Soil Science, Engineering and Environmental Science, University of Life Science in Lublin, 20-033 Lublin, Poland

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 9, 1-15

Abstract: The aim of the research was to show the distribution of fractions as well as bioavailability and the total forms of Zn in the profiles of soils from domestic gardens and family allotment gardens in six cities in south-eastern Poland. Results found that the level of Zn total form varied in the ranges from A horizon: 12.75–154.75 mg·kg −1 in sandy soils and 18.20–104.00 mg·kg −1 in silty soils. Accumulation of metals was assessed using concentration indices, Igeo, and the C av /C t and BF indices of bioavailable forms. The analysis took into account the role of organic matter as an important component in binding the analyzed metals in soil horizons subjected to long-term horticultural cultivation. In the two groups of sandy and silty soils distinguished according to their particle size distribution, horticultural treatments were found to exert a greater impact on sandy soils. Additionally, higher contents of the examined element were stated in the humus horizons, as indicated by the high values of concentration and Igeo indices showing high Zn pollution in the soils. The content of bioavailable zinc forms was significantly high, especially in soils with a higher metal content.

Keywords: BCR method; zinc; garden soil; indices of pollution and concentration in soil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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