Migration behaviour of fluoride in contaminated soils near ammophos production plant: laboratory studies

Andrey Litvinovich; Olga Pavlova; Anton Lavrishchev; Vladimir Bure; Elmira Saljnikov

doi:10.21638/spbu03.2019.406

Authors

Andrey Litvinovich Agrophysical Research Institute, Grazhdanskiy pr., 14, Saint Petersburg, 195220, Russian Federation; Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University, Peterburgskoye shosse, 2, Saint Petersburg, 196601, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4580-1974
Olga Pavlova Agrophysical Research Institute, Grazhdanskiy pr., 14, Saint Petersburg, 195220, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5378-007X
Anton Lavrishchev Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University, Peterburgskoye shosse, 2, Saint Petersburg, 196601, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3086-2608
Vladimir Bure Agrophysical Research Institute, Grazhdanskiy pr., 14, Saint Petersburg, 195220, Russian Federation; Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab., 7–9, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7018-4667
Elmira Saljnikov Soil Science Institute, Teodora Drajzera 7, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia; Mitscherlich Akademie für Bodenfruchtbarkeit (MITAK), GmbH, 14641, Paulinenaue, Prof.-Mitscherlich-Alle 1, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6497-2066

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2019.406

Abstract

Fluoride contamination of irrigated alkaline soils (Irragric Anthrosols) is a common problem in the areas of vast cotton production in Uzbekistan. Large number of laboratory measurements using corresponding models allows deeper studying the fluoride mobility in contaminated soil in the vicinity of Ammophos production factory. In a series of column experiments the migration ability of fluoride was studied in Irragric Anthrosols of different particle size distribution and four different experiments using near neutral and acidic washing water in the low, moderate and highly contaminated soils. It has been established that studied soils, located in the zone of airborne emissions from the Ammophos production plants, have a weak fluoride-holding capacity. The intensity of fluoride migration was conditioned by the initial level of soil contamination. Repeated simulated irrigation of the soil didn’t result in complete removal of fluoride. At low contamination level (3.5 mg F/kg soil) on sandy-loam soil, concentration of fluoride increased with increasing of the volume of leaching moisture. With medium contamination level (6.1 mg F/kg soil) on a loamy soil, the average leaching rate was near zero throughout the measurement interval. At high contamination level (17.5 mg/kg) on heavy textured soil, the increase in the concentration of fluoride in the eluates was observed throughout the entire study interval and posed a threat of ground water contamination.

Keywords:

soil contamination, fluoride, migration, irrigation, modelling

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