The impact of cement dust on some chemical properties of Acacia tortilis-Hammada salicornica soil stands near a cement factory (Case Study: Bandar-e- Khamir, Hormozgan)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Reclamation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, Faculty of Natural Resources, University College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.

2 Research Division of Natural Resources, Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

3 Natural Resources Engineering Group, Agriculture and Natural Resources College, University of Hormozgan, Bandarabass, Iran.

10.22059/jfwp.2024.380773.1306

Abstract

The aim of this research was to examine the effects of cement dust emissions on the chemical properties of soil in Acacia tortilis-Hammada salicornica stands located 0 to 2-kilometers away from a cement factory. To this end, during the plant growing season, three 2000-meter transects with 50-meter intervals were established, and soil samples were collected at distances of 0, 500, 1500, and 2000 meters from the cement factory. The samples, taken from a depth of 0-30 cm (in plots measuring 10×10 m²) under the canopy of the tree species Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne and the rangeland species Hammada salicornica (Moq.) Iljin in Bandar-e-Khamir, Hormozgan province, were transported to the laboratory for chemical analysis and analyzed using two-way ANOVA at the 95% confidence level. The highest electrical conductivity was observed at the zero-distance treatment (6.53 mS/cm). The percentages of organic carbon, total nitrogen, available phosphorus, available sulfur, and cation exchange capacity at the zero distance, with values of 0.37%, 0.02%, 9.63 mg/L, 22.45 mg/L, and 11.85 cmolc/kg, were significantly lower than those at other distances (P<0.05). The sulfur content and cation exchange capacity were 22.94 mg/L and 13.42 cmolc/kg for A. tortilis, and 23.65 mg/L and 11.71 cmolc/kg for H. salicornica (P<0.05). The distance × species interaction showed that organic carbon and nitrogen varied at different distances for each species, such that at greater distances, the species had higher levels of organic carbon and nitrogen compared to locations closer to the cement factory (P<0.05).

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Forest and Wood Products
Volume 77, Issue 3
December 2024
Pages 217-228

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