| We investigated the effect of 4 yr of aging of a noncalcareous soil contaminated with filter dust from a brass foundry (80% w/w ZnO, 15% w/w Cu0.6Zn0.4) on the chemical extractability of Zn and Cu and their uptake by barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), pea (Pisum sativum L.), and sunflower (Helianthus annus L.). Pot experiments were conducted with the freshly contaminated soil (2250 mg kg21 Zn; 503 mg kg21 Cu), with the contaminated soil aged for 4 yr in the field (1811 mg kg21 Zn; 385 mg kg21 Cu), and with the uncontaminated control soil (136 mg kg21 Zn; 32 mg kg21 Cu). In comparison with the uncontaminated soil, the growth of barley and pea was clearly reduced in both contaminated soils, while toxicity symptoms did not systematically vary from the freshly... |
