Effects of soil amendment on gas depth profiles in soil monoliths using direct mass spectrometric measurement

Sheppard, Samuel Keir and Lloyd, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5656-0571 2002. Effects of soil amendment on gas depth profiles in soil monoliths using direct mass spectrometric measurement. Bioresource Technology 84 (1) , pp. 39-47. 10.1016/S0960-8524(02)00012-3

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Abstract

Land use and agricultural practices are known to influence the source and sink concentrations of various gases, including greenhouse gases (NOx,CH4 and CO2), in soils. With everincreasing production of domestic sewage sludge and the prohibition of disposal at sea, pressure on waste disposal increases. Anaerobically digested domestic sewage sludge and/or lime were applied to an upland, Scottish soil and their effects on gas depth profiles monitored as indicators of microbial processes of the soil ecosystem. The concentrations of various gases (Ar, O2, CO2, CH4, N2, NOx) were measured simultaneously at each depth using membrane inlet mass spectrometry (MIMS). This technique enables the direct measurement of multiple gas species throughout soil cores with minimal disturbance. Intact soil monoliths were collected from the sample site, following amendment, and maintained in a constant temperature, environmental growth chambers. Statistical analyses (one-way ANOVA and LSD tests) were conducted to identify the depths at which gas concentrations in amended cores were significantly different from those in control (un-amended) cores. Significant effects were observed on the concentration of CO2, CH4, NOx and N2 at certain depths. Average CH4 concentration was consistently higher (> in the upper horizon following application of sludge and sludge and lime together. N2 and NOx concentrations were elevated in cores treated with lime by approximately 100 and , respectively, in much of the upper horizon. CO2 concentration increased above control mean values, at certain depths, following application of either sludge or lime. Some explanation for the changes in soil gas concentration was provided by reference to the microorganism assemblages and the gases associated with biochemistry of nitrification, denitrification, methane oxidation and methanogenesis.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Mass spectrometry; Soil; Sludge; Lime; Depth profile; Greenhouse gases; NOx; CH4; CO2
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0960-8524
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2022 08:34
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/62690

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