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  4. AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZE COLLOIDAL-FACILITATED HEAVY METAL TRANSPORT FROM LAND APPLIED ANIMAL WASTE

AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZE COLLOIDAL-FACILITATED HEAVY METAL TRANSPORT FROM LAND APPLIED ANIMAL WASTE

Objective

The major goals of this project are to understand the fate and transport processes of heavy metals in agroecosystems and quantify heavy metal losses inleachate in different particle size fractions from fields fertilized with animal waste.Specific project objectives are to: (1) quantify soil macropore characteristics in a row crop and a pasture field, (2) determine the effect of soil and water characteristics on heavy metal losses; and (3) simulate heavy metal losses in leachate using HYDRUS-1D model.

Investigators
Lamba, J.
Institution
Auburn University
Start date
2020
End date
2023
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
ALA014-4-19074
Accession number
1022266
Categories
Chemical Contaminants
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