Assessing simultaneous immobilization of lead and improvement of phosphorus availability through application of phosphorus-rich biochar in a contaminated soil:A pot experiment

Chen, H. and Feng, Y. and Yang, X. and Yang, B. and Sarkar, B. and Bolan, N. and Meng, J. and Wu, F. and Wong, J.W.C. and Chen, W. and Wang, H. (2022) Assessing simultaneous immobilization of lead and improvement of phosphorus availability through application of phosphorus-rich biochar in a contaminated soil:A pot experiment. Chemosphere, 296. ISSN 0045-6535

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Abstract

Soil lead (Pb) contamination is often caused by anthropogenic activities. In this study, a pot experiment was conducted to assess the effect of biochars derived from pig-carcass (PCBC) and branches of oriental-plane tree (OPBC) on the bioavailability, redistribution, and phytoavailability of Pb and P, as well as the growth of Ipomoea aquatica Forsk in a Pb-contaminated soil. Application of PCBC increased the total and available P concentrations in the soil as compared to the control, and enhanced the concentrations of labile P and sparingly labile P via direct exogenous P input and improvement of soil pH. Both biochars facilitated P accumulation in plant shoots and roots. Sequential extraction of soil Pb confirmed that biochar application facilitated the transformation of mobile Pb into stable fractions, with greater effects from PCBC than OPBC. Hence, biochar application significantly decreased the soil DTPA-extractable Pb by 90.2% (PCBC) and 64.0% (OPBC) compared to the control, consequently reducing Pb uptake by plants. The Pb immobilization by biochar was driven by the biochar-induced increase of soil pH, Pb-phosphate/carbonate precipitation, ion exchange between Pb2+ and biochar-derived cations (e.g., Ca2+ and K+), and surface complexation with functional groups (e.g., carboxyl, hydroxyl, C[dbnd]O). Application of PCBC simultaneously increased the biomass of plant roots and shoots, by 1.8- and 0.6- folds, respectively. Overall, PCBC showed a potential to function as an effective amendment in the immobilization of Pb and alternative P fertilizer to improve degraded soils.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Chemosphere
Additional Information:
This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Chemosphere. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Chemosphere, 296, 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133891
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? ALTERNATIVE FERTILIZERBIOAVAILABILITYHEAVY METALSEQUENTIAL EXTRACTIONSOIL REMEDIATIONEXTRACTIONFERTILIZERSHEAVY METALSION EXCHANGELEAD COMPOUNDSMAMMALSPHOSPHORUSPOSITIVE IONSSOIL CONSERVATIONSOIL POLLUTIONSOILSALTERNATIVE FERTILIZERSBIOCHARCONTAMINATED SO ??
ID Code:
167076
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Deposited On:
04 Mar 2022 16:30
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Yes
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Published
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18 Sep 2023 02:02