Methods for determining labile cadmium and zinc in soil

Isotopically exchangeable cadmium and zinc (‘E values’) were measured on soils historically contaminated by sewage sludge and ones on zinc‐rich mine spoil. The E‐value assay involves determining the distribution of an added metal isotope, e.g. 109Cd, between the solid and solution phases of a soil suspension. The E values for both metals were found to be robust to changes in the position of the metal solid⇔solution equilibrium, even though the concentration of dissolved metal varied substantially with electrolyte composition and soil:solution ratio. Concentration of labile metal was also invariant over isotope equilibration times of 2–6 days. The use of a submicron filtration procedure, in addition to centrifuging at 2200 g, proved unnecessary if 0.1 m Ca electrolyte was used to suspend the soils.

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