PMID- 29938350 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180913 LR - 20181202 IS - 1573-2959 (Electronic) IS - 0167-6369 (Print) IS - 0167-6369 (Linking) VI - 190 IP - 7 DP - 2018 Jun 25 TI - Content of PAHs in soil of a hazel orchard depending on the method of weed control. PG - 422 LID - 10.1007/s10661-018-6812-2 [doi] LID - 422 AB - PAHs belong to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) found in the natural environment. They eventually accumulate in the highest quantities in soil. The purpose of this study has been to determine quantities of PAHs in soil depending on the method applied to control weeds in rows of a 4-year plantation of hazel (mulch fabric, bark chips, sawdust, manure compost, bare fallow, chemical fallow, grass sward). The highest concentration of PAHs (16 PAHs) was found in soil kept as bare fallow. The second most abundant concentration of these compounds was determined in soil under grass sward, followed by soil under sawdust, chemical fallow, and fabric. Less of these compounds accumulated in soil mulched with bark chips. The best method for protection of orchard soil against the accumulation of unwanted and toxic PAHs was mulching with manure compost. In most cases, lower concentrations of PAHs (total 16) were found in the subsoil (30-60 cm) than in the topmost soil layer, except the soil covered with mulch fabric, where fourfold more PAHs accumulated. FAU - Krzebietke, S J AU - Krzebietke SJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4777-5551 AD - Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland. slawomir.krzebietke@uwm.edu.pl. FAU - Wierzbowska, J AU - Wierzbowska J AD - Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland. FAU - Zarczynski, P J AU - Zarczynski PJ AD - Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland. FAU - Sienkiewicz, S AU - Sienkiewicz S AD - Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland. FAU - Bosiacki, M AU - Bosiacki M AD - Department of Horticultural Plant Nutrition, Poznan University of Life Science, Poznan, Poland. FAU - Markuszewski, B AU - Markuszewski B AD - Department of Horticulture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland. FAU - Nogalska, A AU - Nogalska A AD - Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland. FAU - Mackiewicz-Walec, E AU - Mackiewicz-Walec E AD - Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180625 PL - Netherlands TA - Environ Monit Assess JT - Environmental monitoring and assessment JID - 8508350 RN - 0 (Manure) RN - 0 (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) RN - 0 (Soil) RN - 0 (Soil Pollutants) SB - IM MH - *Environmental Monitoring MH - Manure MH - Poaceae MH - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/*analysis MH - Soil/chemistry MH - Soil Pollutants/*analysis MH - Weed Control/*methods PMC - PMC6018592 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bark chips OT - Manure compost OT - Mulch fabric OT - PAHs OT - Sawdust OT - Soil mulching EDAT- 2018/06/26 06:00 MHDA- 2018/09/14 06:00 PMCR- 2018/06/25 CRDT- 2018/06/26 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/06/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/06/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/06/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/09/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/06/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s10661-018-6812-2 [pii] AID - 6812 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10661-018-6812-2 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Environ Monit Assess. 2018 Jun 25;190(7):422. doi: 10.1007/s10661-018-6812-2.