Determination of Antimony, Arsenic, Cadmium and Thorium in Sugar Cane Juice Obtained from Cropland Treated with Sewage Sludge

Authors

  • Maria José Aguirre Armelin Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN-CNEN/SP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • C. H. Abreu Jr. Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • M. G. M. Catharino Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN-CNEN/SP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • M. Saiki Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN-CNEN/SP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • A. C. S. Ribeiro Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • A. Franco Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • H. M. G. Fernandes Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5132/jbse.2010.01.010

Keywords:

neutron activation analysis, biosolid, sugar cane, nutrients, contaminants

Abstract

Concern regard environmental quality and human health demands wastewater treatment technology and in this treatment, sewage sludge is generated. This sewage sludge, after a properly microorganism reduction and physically conditioning, is usually known as biosolid. One of the alternatives to the final destination of this waste is the its application in agricultural land, as fertilizer. The objectives of this study were: biosolid multielemental characterization and determination of As, Cd, Sb and Th concentrations in sugar cane juice obtained from plant that was grown in soil treated with this biosolid. Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was applied to evaluate the elemental concentrations. Elemental concentrations for As, Br, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Eu, Fe, La, Mg, Mn, Mo, K, Na, Sb, Sc, Sm, Th, Ti, U, V and Zn are presented for biosolid. Analysis of sugar cane juice showed no significant difference in the concentration of As, Sb, and Th with the doses of biosolid (0; 3.6; 7.2 and 10.8 t.ha–1, dry base), except for Cd, at the dose of 10.8 t.ha–1.

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Published

03-08-2010

How to Cite

Armelin, M. J. A., Abreu Jr., C. H., Catharino, M. G. M., Saiki, M., Ribeiro, A. C. S., Franco, A., & Fernandes, H. M. G. (2010). Determination of Antimony, Arsenic, Cadmium and Thorium in Sugar Cane Juice Obtained from Cropland Treated with Sewage Sludge. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Contamination, 5(1), 81–84. https://doi.org/10.5132/jbse.2010.01.010

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Short Communication

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