- Mineral and organic fertilizers are widely used to sustain food production but can also contribute toxic metal(loid)s to agricultural systems. However, their long-term impacts on metal(loid) accumulation in soil and crops remain insufficiently explored. This study uses a unique 120-year field experiment to demonstrate that organic (manure), mineral (NPK), and combined mineral+organic fertilization increased total soil concentrations of Zn, Cd, Pb, As, and U. For the first time, we use the 87Sr/86Sr isotopic fingerprint to trace metal(loid) transfer from fertilizer to soil into wheat grains. Metal(loid) concentrations in wheat grains were primarily governed by fertilization-induced changes in soil geochemistry affecting their mobility in soil. For example, ... [Read More]
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- 2 files (25.2 KB)
- Data Citation
- Hill, R. C., Pieńkowska, A., Merbach, I., Reitz, T., Muehe, E. M., Vengosh, A. (2025). Long-term fertilization impacts on metal(loid) transfer from soil to wheat in a 120-year fertilization experiment – using 87Sr/86Sr isotopes as metal(loid) tracer. Duke Research Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.7924/r40293w8x
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- DOI
- 10.7924/r40293w8x
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- Publication Date
- June 27, 2025
- ARK
- ark:/87924/r40293w8x
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- Collection Dates
- 2001 to 2021
- Location
- Bad Lauchstädt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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- Funding Agency
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
- National Science Foundation
- Grant Number
- EAR-2305946
- Contact
- Robert C. Hill: robert.hill@duke.edu
- Title
- Data from: Long-term fertilization impacts on metal(loid) transfer from soil to wheat in a 120-year fertilization experiment - using 87Sr/86Sr isotopes as metal(loid) tracer
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