Acceleration of selenium volatilization in seleniferous agricultural drainage sediments amended with methionine and casein
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Phytoremediation is potentially effective for managing excessive selenium (Se) in drainage sediment residing in the San Luis Drain in central California. This 2-year field study examined the feasibility of amending drainage sediment (containing 4.78microgSeg(-1)) with methionine and casein to enhance volatilization without or with vegetation of Sporobolus airoides. Results show that without organic amendments, rates of Se volatilization were less than 25microgm(-2)d(-1) in all plots. After amending the sediment with 71.4mgmethioninekg(-1) soil, Se volatilization rates were 434+/-107microgm(-2)d(-1) in vegetated plots and 289+/-117microgm(-2)d(-1) in irrigated bare plots. With the amendment of 572mgcaseinkg(-1) soil, rates increased to 346+/-103microgm(-2)d(-1) in irrigated bare plots and to 114+/-55microgm(-2)d(-1) in vegetated plots. Both methionine and casein promoted biological remediation of Se via volatilization most effectively during the warmest months.
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Genetic engineering for higher selenium levels in plants has been reviewed and applied to Brassica crops in field conditions.
“Genetic engineering for the promotion of higher Se levels in plant has been reviewed earlier by others [34,35] and applied to Brassica crops in field conditions [36,37].”
From Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review (2015) · cites this paper as [37]
The majority of information on the pathways of Se methylation is based on research conducted with (Se-tolerant) plants and has been extensively reviewed.
“The majority of information on the pathways of Se methylation is based on research conducted with (Se-tolerant) plants [36,37] and has been extensively reviewed [49,55].”
From Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review (2015) · cites this paper as [37]
The biogenic production of volatile Se compounds and the corresponding Se emissions have been assessed in a variety of environmental compartments including soils and sediments, plant leaves, peat bogs, estuarine waters, lakes, and the marine environment.
“Although quantitative measurements are relatively scarce, the biogenic production of volatile Se compounds and the corresponding Se emissions have been assessed in a variety of environmental compartments including soils and sediments [37,262,263,264,265,266,267], plant leaves [268], peat bogs [95,261], estuarine waters [268], lakes [269] and in the marine environment [92,96].”
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- Authors
- Bañuelos, G. S., & Lin, Z.-Q.
- Affiliations
- Agricultural Research Service (US)
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bañuelos, G.S.
- Venue
- Environmental Pollution
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-12
- Volume
- 150
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 306-312
- ISSN
- 0269-7491 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1972346072
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- 42
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- FWCI
- 2.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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- Environmental Pollution (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Selenium in Biological Systems
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Heavy metals in environment
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Keywords
- selenium volatilization, methionine, casein, organic amendments, phytoremediation, Sporobolus airoides
- MeSH terms
- Agriculture, Biodegradation, Environmental, California, Caseins, Poaceae, Methionine, Selenium, Soil, Soil Pollutants, Volatilization, Water Pollutants, Chemical
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