Document Type
Report
Publication Date
January 1983
Abstract
Artificial streams, soil perfusion columns, and potted plants were exposed to 20 ug Cd/l in the presence and absence of unretorted oil shale leachate. High cadmium accumulations occurred in the stream biota, but did not measurably affect community structure or function. The presence of oil shale leachate had no effect on bioaccumulation or ecosystem structure or function. Nitrification in soil columns was enhanced by the presence of the organic fraction of oil shale leachate, but this effect was not observed when cadmium was present. Crop accumulation of cadmium was somewhat higher in alfalfa and radishes irrigated with leachate, but did not cause plant concentrations that would be hazardous to livestock or human consumers.
Recommended Citation
Selby, Douglas A.; Ihnat, Jean M.; Post, Fredrick J.; and Messer, Jay J., "Effects of Cadmium on Streams and Irrigated Agriculture in the Presence and Absence of Oil Shale Leachate" (1983). Reports. Paper 110.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/water_rep/110