Combined effect of low-molecular-weight organic acids and creosote on phosphatase activities in sandy soil

Arkadiusz Telesiński, Maciej Płatkowski, Teresa Krzyśko-Łupicka, Barbara Pawłowska, Krystyna Cybulska, Kornel Curyło

Abstract


This paper assesses the impact of creosote and low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs) on the activity of acid phosphomonoesterase, alkaline phosphomonoesterase, phosphotriesterase, and inorganic pyrophosphatase in soil. The experiment was carried out on loamy sand samples with organic carbon content of 8.71 g·kg-1, with the following variable factors: dosages of creosote: 0, 0.5%, and 2.5%; type of LMWOAs: oxalic acid, tartaric acid, and citric acid in the amount of 50 mmol·kg-1of soil; days of experiment: 1, 7, 14, 28, 56, 112. Obtained results showed that contamination with creosote caused decrease in the activity of soil phosphatases. The observed effect did not always increase with increase in the dosage of the pollutant. Among the assayed phosphatases, the biggest changes were noted in the activity of phosphomonoesterases. Application of LMWOAs to contaminated soil mainly effected the inhibition of phosphatase, especially the activity of acid phosphomonoesterase. Comparison of the effects of LMWOAs showed that the citric acid was the least toxic to soil phosphatases.

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sandy loam; phosphatases; oxalic acid; tartaric acid; citric acid; creosote

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/pjss.2017.50.2.177
Date of publication: 2018-01-15 09:23:50
Date of submission: 2017-08-07 13:36:43


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