Use of Wood Ash in the Forest and its Effect on the Concentration of Essential and Heavy Metallic Elements in Soil and Blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.)

Abstract:

The aim of this research is to evaluate the influence of wood ash as an additive fertilizer to forest soil and growing blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) in terms of metallic element content. To evaluate the effect of wood ash on the forest ecosystem, was selected two forest areas which was fertilized with a certain amount of wood ash (bottom ash and fly ash). The selected forest areas were divided into two types of sampling plots (fertilized with ash and control). Obtained results showed that in the bottom ash dispersion area the concentration of Ca, K, Ni, Cu is almost twice higher in the fertilized plots than control plots. In the blueberries, metallic element content is similar and does not depend on the type of sampling plot.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 850)
• Pages: 179-183
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.850.179
• Online since: June 2020
• Authors: Vitālijs Lazarenko*, Vita Rudovica, Arturs Vīksna, Zaiga Anna Zvaigzne, Modris Okmanis
• Keywords: Bottom Ash, Essential Metals, Fly Ash, Forest Soil, Heavy Metals, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence (TXRF), Wood Ash Fractions

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