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Detection of tyrosine, trace metals and nutrients in cow dung: the environmental significance in soil and water environments

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This study examined the dissolved organic matter (DOM) components of cow dung using a combination of fluorescence (excitation–emission matrix, EEM) spectroscopy and parallel factor (PARAFAC) modelling along with eleven trace metals using ICP-MS and nutrients (NH4+ and NO3−) using an AA3 auto analyser. EEM–PARAFAC analysis demonstrated that cow dung predominantly contained only one fluorescent DOM component with two fluorescence peaks (Ex/Em = 275/311 nm and Ex/Em = 220/311 nm), which could be denoted as tyrosine by comparison with its standard. Occurrence of tyrosine can be further confirmed by the FTIR spectra. Trace metals analysis revealed that Na, K and Mg were significantly higher than Ca, Fe, Mn, Zn Sr, Cu, Ni and Co. The NH4+ concentrations were substantially higher than NO3−. These results thus indicate that the dissolved components of the cow dung could be useful for better understanding its future uses in various important purposes.

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This study was financially supported by the Key Construction Program of the National 985 Project, Tianjin University, China and the National Key R and D Program of China (2016YFA0601000).

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  1. Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Khan M. G. Mostofa & Longlong Li

  2. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, China

    Congqiang Liu

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Mostofa, K.M.G., Li, L. & Liu, C. Detection of tyrosine, trace metals and nutrients in cow dung: the environmental significance in soil and water environments. Acta Geochim 37, 632–638 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-018-0263-x

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