Cadmium distribution in soils, soil litter and cacao beans: a case study from Colombia
Cadmium is a toxic non-essential metal for almost all living systems. It is one of the biggest challenges for farmlands and the food chain because of its toxic effect on human health. This research aims to determine the Cd content in soils, litter and cacao beans, following the Cd fluxes within ea...
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| author | Gil, J. P. López Zuleta, S. Quiroga Mateus, R. Y. Benavides Erazo, J. Chaali, N. Bravo, D. |
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| description | Cadmium is a toxic non-essential metal for almost all living systems. It is one of the biggest challenges for farmlands and
the food chain because of its toxic effect on human health. This research aims to determine the Cd content in soils, litter and
cacao beans, following the Cd fluxes within each cacao system using the two-dimensional electrical resistivity tomography technique. The study was carried out in four farms located in the Magdalena basin in Antioquia, Colombia. The farms
showed a heterogeneity in relation to cacao cultivars, altitude, topography and geology. The soil cation electrical capacity,
pH and soil organic matter levels, as well as the Al, Al3+H+, Ca, K, Mg and P contents were measured at different depths.
Moreover, the Cd content was correlated to the resistivity values of samples taken in situ using ERT. Soil Al3+H+ and the
altitude of the farms fitted as the best predictors of the beans’ Cd content. Furthermore, the Cd content in soils from the
assessed farms ranged between 1.22 and 2.03 mg kg−1. The Cd content in cocoa beans ranged from 0.07 to 1.44 mg kg−1,
with a value of 0.40 mg kg−1 on average. The resistivity values obtained in field showed a high correlation with the soil Cd
content determined (R2=0.82). The predictive tomography plots highlighted topsoil Cd dynamics between litter, amendments and fertilizers. Therefore, these results underlie the utility of the combined geophysical techniques and soil chemical
properties including the analysis of fertilizer amendments to improve the understanding of Cd dynamic. |
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| spelling | RepoAGROSAVIA412312025-09-16T03:00:12Z Cadmium distribution in soils, soil litter and cacao beans: a case study from Colombia Gil, J. P. López Zuleta, S. Quiroga Mateus, R. Y. Benavides Erazo, J. Chaali, N. Bravo, D. Cultivo - F01 Theobroma cacao Cadmio Aplicación de abono Hojarasca Cacao http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7713 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1178 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10795 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24064 Cadmium is a toxic non-essential metal for almost all living systems. It is one of the biggest challenges for farmlands and the food chain because of its toxic effect on human health. This research aims to determine the Cd content in soils, litter and cacao beans, following the Cd fluxes within each cacao system using the two-dimensional electrical resistivity tomography technique. The study was carried out in four farms located in the Magdalena basin in Antioquia, Colombia. The farms showed a heterogeneity in relation to cacao cultivars, altitude, topography and geology. The soil cation electrical capacity, pH and soil organic matter levels, as well as the Al, Al3+H+, Ca, K, Mg and P contents were measured at different depths. Moreover, the Cd content was correlated to the resistivity values of samples taken in situ using ERT. Soil Al3+H+ and the altitude of the farms fitted as the best predictors of the beans’ Cd content. Furthermore, the Cd content in soils from the assessed farms ranged between 1.22 and 2.03 mg kg−1. The Cd content in cocoa beans ranged from 0.07 to 1.44 mg kg−1, with a value of 0.40 mg kg−1 on average. The resistivity values obtained in field showed a high correlation with the soil Cd content determined (R2=0.82). The predictive tomography plots highlighted topsoil Cd dynamics between litter, amendments and fertilizers. Therefore, these results underlie the utility of the combined geophysical techniques and soil chemical properties including the analysis of fertilizer amendments to improve the understanding of Cd dynamic. Cacao-Theobroma cacao 2025-09-15T15:06:04Z 2025-09-15T15:06:04Z 2021 2021 article Artículo científico http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article https://purl.org/redcol/resource_type/ART http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12324/41231 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03299-x reponame:Biblioteca Digital Agropecuaria de Colombia instname:Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria AGROSAVIA spa Plan View 8727 193934 International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 19 1 2455 2476 Abu-Zeid N, Bianchini G, Santarato G, Vaccaro C (2004) Geochemical characterisation and geophysical mapping of landfill leachates: the marozzo canal case study (ne italy). 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Environ Sci Pollut Res 24(15):13561–13575. https:// doi. org/ 10. 1007/ s11356- 017- 8718-x Coleman NT, Thomas GW (1967) The basic chemistry of soil acidity. In: Adams RPF (ed) Soil acidity and liming. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, pp 1–41 Método diagnóstico con la técnica ERT para estudiar la distribución y direccionalidad del cadmio en el subsuelo cacaotero Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf application/pdf Springer Nature Virginia (Estados Unidos) International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology; Vol 19, Num. 2 (2022): International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology; p. 2455-2476. |
| spellingShingle | Cultivo - F01 Theobroma cacao Cadmio Aplicación de abono Hojarasca Cacao http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7713 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1178 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10795 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24064 Gil, J. P. López Zuleta, S. Quiroga Mateus, R. Y. Benavides Erazo, J. Chaali, N. Bravo, D. Cadmium distribution in soils, soil litter and cacao beans: a case study from Colombia |
| title | Cadmium distribution in soils, soil litter and cacao beans: a case study from Colombia |
| title_full | Cadmium distribution in soils, soil litter and cacao beans: a case study from Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Cadmium distribution in soils, soil litter and cacao beans: a case study from Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cadmium distribution in soils, soil litter and cacao beans: a case study from Colombia |
| title_short | Cadmium distribution in soils, soil litter and cacao beans: a case study from Colombia |
| title_sort | cadmium distribution in soils soil litter and cacao beans a case study from colombia |
| topic | Cultivo - F01 Theobroma cacao Cadmio Aplicación de abono Hojarasca Cacao http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7713 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1178 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10795 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24064 |
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