污染稻田水分管理对水稻吸收积累镉的影响及其作用机理

Cd污染稻田通过长期淹水灌溉能显著降低稻米中Cd含量。利用Cd污染水稻土的盆栽试验,结合水稻根表氧化铁膜特征的分析,研究了不同水分管理对水稻吸收积累镉的影响及其作用机理。结果表明,随着稻田淹水程度(时间和水量)的提高,水稻根表氧化铁膜所吸附的还原态Fe(Ⅱ)、Mn(Ⅱ)显著增加,潮泥田和黄泥田长期淹水灌溉处理的水稻根膜中的Fe(Ⅱ)分别比湿润灌溉处理增加了12.6倍(p<0.01)和8.5倍(p<0.01);不同水分管理的水稻根膜氧化铁(Fe(Ⅲ))含量的变化与根膜Fe(Ⅱ)表现极显著的相关性,但两者均与水稻根膜Cd呈极显著的负相关,其中,2种土壤长期淹水的水稻根膜Fe(Ⅲ)分别比湿润灌溉增加了1.5倍(p<0.01)和1.0倍(p<0.01),根膜吸附的Cd含量分别较湿润灌溉降低了77.9%(p<0.01)和50.3%(p<0.01);长期淹水处理导致水稻根系、茎叶、糙米中的Cd含量均极显著低于相应的湿润灌溉处理,2种土壤长期淹水的糙米平均Cd含量比间歇灌溉的下降了41.3%,比湿润灌溉的下降了70.7%(p<0.01);不同水分管理的水稻糙米Cd含量与根膜Cd含量呈极显著正相关,与根膜Fe(Ⅱ)和Fe(Ⅲ)呈极显著负相关。综合分析认为,Cd污染酸性稻田在长期淹水的还原条件下Fe2 等金属离子与Cd2 的竞争吸附作用以及S2-和Cd2 的共沉淀作用加强,因而使得土壤中Cd的生物有效性明显降低。     

磷肥对土壤中镉的植物有效性影响及其机理

为寻求保障镉污染农田稻米质量安全的有效措施,采用盆栽方法研究了低镉磷肥(Cd＜0.2 mg·kg^-1)及不同施磷量(0.10、0.20 g P₂O₅·kg^-1)对污染稻田土壤中(潮泥田)镉的植物有效性影响,并探讨了相关机理.结果表明： 在0.10 g·kg^-1磷剂量水平下,与对照(无磷肥)相比,钙镁磷和磷酸二氢钾处理显著提高了土壤pH和降低了土壤镉活性,钙镁磷和过磷酸钙处理显著降低了水稻对镉的吸收累积;当施磷量增至0.20 g·kg^-1时,磷酸氢钙处理显著提高了土壤pH和降低了土壤镉活性,钙镁磷、磷酸二氢钾和磷酸氢钙处理下DTPA提取态镉含量降低11.8%、9.8%和11.8%,NH₄OAc提取态镉含量降低9.5%、7.1%和7.1%;5种磷肥处理均显著降低了水稻茎叶中镉含量(降幅24.9%～50.8%),除磷酸氢钙处理外,糙米镉含量的降幅均达到显著水平,钙镁磷和过磷酸钙处理下糙米镉含量接近国家粮食卫生标准(GB 2715-2005).5种供试磷肥中,能提高土壤pH的磷肥(钙镁磷、磷酸二氢钾和磷酸氢钙)降低土壤镉有效性的效果显著,含钙磷肥(钙镁磷和过磷酸钙)降低水稻镉积累的效果较好.磷肥化学性质的差异可能是影响其效果的主要原因,选择碱性含钙磷肥对控制污染农田中作物吸收累积镉更有效.     

基于贝叶斯方法的湖南湘潭稻米Cd超标风险评估

于湖南省湘潭市下辖的湘潭、雨湖、湘乡3个县市区共采集稻田土壤和稻米样品73组,测定了土壤全Cd含量、土壤有效态Cd含量以及稻米Cd含量,分析了这3种Cd含量之间的相关性.在此基础上,根据先验概率与数据特征,提出了基于贝叶斯方法的稻米Cd超标风险评估方法,建立了风险评估模型.结果表明: 研究区土壤平均Cd含量、土壤有效态Cd含量及稻米Cd含量分别为(0.891±0.638)、(0.791±0.582)和(0.376±0.395) mg·kg^-1,土壤与稻米Cd含量超标率分别高达89.0%和52.1%.湘潭和雨湖稻米Cd含量与土壤Cd全量和有效Cd含量间均呈显著相关关系,且稻米Cd含量与有效Cd含量的相关性更高,湘乡稻米Cd含量与土壤Cd全量及有效Cd含量间均没有相关性.将土壤Cd全量和有效Cd含量作为贝叶斯风险评估模型的变量,预测的稻米Cd超标概率与实际超标率的偏差分别为6.6%和3.9%,说明贝叶斯风险评估模型可靠,但以有效Cd含量为依据的预测结果更准确.     

镉污染对水稻土微生物量、酶活性及水稻生理指标的影响

水稻盆栽条件下,研究了外源Cd不同处理对土壤微生物学指标、土壤酶活性及部分水稻生理指标的影响.结果表明,土壤微生物量C和N开始随Cd浓度增加而上升,到一定浓度时则随Cd浓度增加而下降,其转折点因土壤性质有所差异.同时土壤酶活性变化规律与土壤微生物量C、N变化规律相似,但其转折点浓度因土壤类型及土壤酶种类不同而有差异.Cd污染后的变异系数依次为:脱氢酶＞酸性磷酸酶＞脲酶.土壤呼吸作用强度和代谢熵都随Cd浓度增大而缓慢增加.水稻叶绿素含量随Cd处理浓度增加表现出先上升后下降,其转折点受供试土壤性质不同而不同;脯氨酸含量与过氧化物酶活性随着Cd处理浓度增大而增加.Cd污染后水稻生理指标的变异系数在黄松田水稻土中依次为过氧化物酶活性＞叶绿素含量＞脯氨酸含量;黄红壤性水稻土中依次为过氧化物酶活性＞脯氨酸含量＞叶绿素含量.相关分析表明,种植水稻条件下Cd污染对土壤微生物量、酶活性及水稻生理指标的影响是相辅相成的.     

苹果酸和草酸对两种植物吸收土壤中Cd、Zn 的影响

向受Cd、Zn 复合污染土壤中添加5.51、11.0、16.5 mmol·kg^–1(干土)苹果酸和草酸, 研究天然小分子有机酸对土壤Cd、Zn 的形态转化及小飞扬草(Euphorbia thymifolia L.)和三叶鬼针草(Bidens pilosa L.)积累Cd、Zn 的影响。结果显示: 添加苹果酸、草酸处理, 土壤中酸提取态Cd、Zn 含量比对照分别增加0.13%-1.30%、4.25%-13.4%, 有机酸对土壤中Cd 和Zn 有一定的活化作用。苹果酸和草酸促进小飞扬草和三叶鬼针草对目标重金属的积累、强化效果: 苹果酸≈草酸。添加11.0 mmol·kg^–1 苹果酸处理使小飞扬草对Cd+Zn 的总积累量达63.9 mg·kg^–1, 添加11.0 mmol·kg^–1 草酸处理使三叶鬼针草对Cd+Zn 的总积累量达128mg·kg^–1。有机酸促进三叶鬼针草向地上部转运Cd 和Zn, 促进小飞扬草向地上部转运Cd, 仅添加11.0 mmol·kg^–1 苹果酸、草酸和添加16.5 mmol·kg^–1 草酸处理促进小飞扬草向地上部转运Zn。有机酸处理下, 小飞扬草和三叶鬼针草地上部Cd 含量与地上部Zn 含量显著正相关, 相关系数分别为0.533 和0.813。添加一定浓度的有机酸可以活化土壤重金属, 促进植物地上部对Cd、Zn 的富集, 提高植物对重金属的积累, 加快重金属污染土壤的修复。     

不同有机肥对土壤镉锌生物有效性的影响

在南方典型稻田设置连续4年施用猪粪、鸡粪、稻草的定位试验,监测施用不同有机肥条件下土壤及水稻植株镉(Cd)、锌(Zn)含量的变化,研究有机肥对土壤Cd、Zn活性及其交互作用的影响.结果表明: 施用有机肥(猪粪、鸡粪、稻草)对土壤全Cd、有效态Cd含量及Cd活性皆无显著影响,但有增加土壤Cd全量的趋势,且显著增加土壤全Zn、有效态Zn含量及Zn活性.施用猪粪、鸡粪、稻草皆可降低稻米Cd含量,降Cd效果为猪粪>鸡粪>稻草,猪粪处理水稻稻米、茎、叶Cd含量分别比对照下降37.5%、44.0%、36.4%;鸡粪处理水稻米、茎、叶Cd含量分别比对照下降22.5%、33.8%、22.7%;而稻草处理水稻米Cd含量比对照下降7.5%,但茎、叶Cd含量比对照分别增加8.2%、22.7%;施用猪粪、鸡粪降低稻米Cd含量主要是降低了水稻植株对土壤Cd的富集,而施用稻草则主要是降低了水稻茎Cd向稻米的转运.施用有机肥还增加了水稻茎Zn含量,施用猪粪、鸡粪、稻草的水稻茎Zn含量比单施化肥分别增加53.4%、41.2%、13.9%,但对水稻稻米、叶Zn含量无显著影响.Zn、Cd在土壤、植株茎中皆表现出显著的拮抗作用,土壤及水稻茎Zn含量的增加显著抑制了水稻米、茎、叶对Cd的吸收积累,且随土壤有效态Zn/Cd含量比值的增加,Zn、Cd竞争土壤吸附不是抑制水稻吸收积累Cd的主控因子,而Zn、Cd竞争吸收才是影响水稻吸收积累Cd的主控因子.     

不同有机肥对土壤镉锌生物有效性的影响

在南方典型稻田设置连续4年施用猪粪、鸡粪、稻草的定位试验,监测施用不同有机肥条件下土壤及水稻植株镉(Cd)、锌(Zn)含量的变化,研究有机肥对土壤Cd、Zn活性及其交互作用的影响.结果表明:施用有机肥(猪粪、鸡粪、稻草)对土壤全Cd、有效态Cd含量及Cd活性皆无显著影响,但有增加土壤Cd全量的趋势,且显著增加土壤全Zn、有效态Zn含量及Zn活性.施用猪粪、鸡粪、稻草皆可降低稻米Cd含量,降Cd效果为猪粪>鸡粪>稻草,猪粪处理水稻稻米、茎、叶Cd含量分别比对照下降37.5%、44.0%、36.4%;鸡粪处理水稻米、茎、叶Cd含量分别比对照下降22.5%、33.8%、22.7%;而稻草处理水稻米Cd含量比对照下降7.5%,但茎、叶Cd含量比对照分别增加8.2%、22.7%;施用猪粪、鸡粪降低稻米Cd含量主要是降低了水稻植株对土壤Cd的富集,而施用稻草则主要是降低了水稻茎Cd向稻米的转运.施用有机肥还增加了水稻茎Zn含量,施用猪粪、鸡粪、稻草的水稻茎Zn含量比单施化肥分别增加53.4%、41.2%、13.9%,但对水稻稻米、叶Zn含量无显著影响.Zn、Cd在土壤、植株茎中皆表现出显著的拮抗作用,土壤及水稻茎Zn含量的增加显著抑制了水稻米、茎、叶对Cd的吸收积累,且随土壤有效态Zn/Cd含量比值的增加,Zn、Cd竞争土壤吸附不是抑制水稻吸收积累Cd的主控因子,而Zn、Cd竞争吸收才是影响水稻吸收积累Cd的主控因子.     

不同灌溉模式对稻田土壤及糙米重金属积累的影响

为探讨降低土壤和糙米重金属的灌溉模式, 选取江西省萍乡地区的中度重金属污染稻田, 研究了灌浆期习惯性灌溉(间歇性灌溉)和长期淹水灌溉2种灌溉模式对水稻产量、糙米重金属及土壤理化性质的影响。结果表明: 与习惯性灌溉相比, 长期淹水灌溉条件下的水稻产量降低1.25%; 糙米Cd和Pb含量分别降低42.79%和3.70%, 其中糙米Cr含量显著降低44.81%, 但糙米Hg含量显著增加200%, 糙米无机As含量增加3.29%; 土壤Cd含量降低38.77%, 其中土壤有效态Cd含量和阳离子交换量显著降低72.08%和36.71%, 但土壤pH和有机质增加0.97%和6.32%; 同时相关性分析发现糙米Cr含量与土壤有机质呈显著负相关, 与阳离子交换量呈显著正相关, 糙米Hg含量与土壤有效态Cd含量和阳离子交换量呈极显著负相关。长期淹水灌溉可有效降低污染稻田土壤Cd进入水稻, 实现水稻安全生产, 但会增加糙米Hg积累和减产。     

铁镉互作对水稻脂质过氧化及抗氧化酶活性的影响

利用营养液培养方法,以‘沈农265’为供试品种,研究不同Fe(0、0.1、0.25、0.5 mmol Fe²⁺·L^-1 )、Cd(0、0.1、1.0 μmol Cd²⁺·L^-1)处理对水稻植株体内脂质过氧化及抗氧化酶活性的影响.结果表明： 单独供应Fe显著降低了水稻地上部和根系生物量,同时供应Cd后生物量不再下降;单独供应Cd降低了根系中丙二醛(MDA)和可溶性蛋白含量,而同时供应Fe时这种降低作用消失.Fe处理降低了水稻地上部和根系Cd含量,Cd处理也降低了Fe含量,两者表现出明显的相互抑制作用.高Cd(1.0 μmol·L^-1)和Fe互作,增加了水稻根系中MDA和可溶性蛋白含量,降低了超氧化物岐化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性.表明在低Cd环境中为水稻提供一定数量的外源Fe能降低植株Cd含量;但高Cd胁迫将降低水稻对Fe的吸收,并导致植株体内产生脂质过氧化.     

秸秆还田土壤改良培肥基质和复合菌剂配施对土壤生态的影响

通过田间试验,研究水旱轮作（冬小麦-夏水稻）中水稻秸秆全量还田条件下土壤改良培肥基质和复合菌剂配施对小麦土壤养分、土壤物理结构和土壤生物学性质及土壤微生物区系的影响,为快速土壤培肥、提高中低产农田产量提供实践基础和技术支持。试验于江苏省盐城市滨海县黄河湾项目基地进行,共设置五个处理：①土壤改良培肥基质+复合菌剂+常规化肥（MOS+CMA+CF）;②复合菌剂+常规化肥（CMA+CF）;③土壤改良培肥基质+常规化肥（MOS+CF）;④常规化肥（CF）;⑤不施肥对照（CK）。对小麦返青期（S1）、拔节孕穗期（S2）和成熟期（S3）分别进行土壤理化性质、土壤酶活性、微生物量碳氮和微生物区系分析。结果表明,与CK相比,MOS+CMA+CF处理能够在短时期内提高土壤速效养分含量（其中速效氮提高了23.59%、速效磷提高了40.74%、速效钾提高了43.78%）,降低土壤容重,提高土壤孔隙度,显著提高土壤微生物量氮含量和土壤脲酶活性;同时,该处理还能在小麦返青期和拔节孕穗期增加土壤细菌和真菌多样性,提高微生物丰度,最终提高了小麦产量（与CK和CF相比,产量分别提高了149.29%和24.93%）。CMA+CF能够显著提高土壤纤维素酶活及土壤微生物量碳含量,表现出有较好的秸秆降解能力;并且在提高土壤理化指标含量、提高脲酶酶活、提高微生物量氮含量和小麦产量方面仅次于联合处理。由于MOS富含有机质,MOS+CF处理能够维持并提高土壤有机质含量、改善土壤物理环境。总之,短期内,MOS+CMA+CF处理提升土壤肥力,提高小麦产量的效果是最显著的;但CMA+CF处理在加速秸秆养分还田、改善土壤理化状况,增强微生物活性和丰富以及提高小麦产量方面也表现出优势,且复合菌剂经济方便有效,具有很好的田间技术推广价值。     

The effects of biochars produced in different pyrolsis temperatures from agricultural wastes on cadmium uptake of tobacco plant

Abiotic stresses caused by cadmium (Cd) contamination in soil retard plant growth and decline the quality of food. Amendment of biochar was reported effective in reduction of mobility, plant uptake and toxicity of Cd in plants. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of biochar applications produced from corn cob and rice husk at three different pyrolysis temperatures (400, 500 and 600 °C) on Cd uptake of tobacco plants. The results showed that the shoot Cd concentration and content of tobacco plants significantly increased with the application of Cd in increasing doses. The results showed that increasing Cd dosescaused significant increase (P < 0.01) in shoot Cd concentration and content of the tobacco plant at three different pyrolysis temperatures of both corn cob and rice husk biochars. The concentration of Cd was 0.48 mg kg^?1 in Cd0 dose of corn cob biochar produced at 500 °C and increased to 61.6 mg kg^?1 at Cd5, while Cd concentration increased to 72.3 mg kg^?1 with rice husk biochar. Despite the increase in Cd concentrations and content, shoot Cd concentrations and contents were significantly (P < 0.01) reduced with the treatments of corn cob and rice husk biochars produced at different pyrolysis temperatures. The Cd concentration at Cd5 dose in the absence of biochar addition was 90.5 mg kg^?1, while Cd concentration at Cd5 dose in 400, 500 and 600 °C treatments of corn cob biochar was reduced to 66.5, 61.6 and 67.3 mg kg^?1 respectively, and to 77.0, 72.3 and 70.2 mg kg^?1 in rice husk biochar. The results also revealed that corn cob biochar treatments were more effective in reducing Cd uptake of tobacco plants compared to rice husk biochar. Higher specific surface area of corncob biochar compared to rice husk biochar caused to the difference between two biochar sources on Cd uptake of tobacco plants.     

Instances of Soil and Crop Heavy Metal Contamination in China

Both general and specific investigations of soil and crop heavy metal contamination were carried out across China. The former was focused mainly on Cd, Hg, As, Pb, and Cr in soils and vegetables in suburbs of four large cities; the latter investigated Cd levels in both soils and rice or wheat in contaminated areas throughout 15 provinces of the country. The results indicated that levels of Cd, Hg, and Pb in soils and some in crops were greater than the Governmental Standards (Chinese government limits for soil and crop heavy metal contents). Soil Cd ranged from 0.46 to 1.04?mg kg^?1, on average, in the four cities and was as high as 145?mg kg^?1 in soil and 7?mg kg^?1 in rice in the wide area of the country. Among different species, tuberous vegetables seemed to accumulate a larger portion of heavy metals than leafy and fruit vegetables, except celery. For both rice and wheat, two staple food crops, the latter seemed to have much higher concentrations of Cd and Pb than the former grown in the same area. Furthermore, the endosperm of both wheat and rice crops had the highest portion of Cd and Cr. Rice endosperm and wheat chaff accumulated the highest Pb, although the concentrations of all three metals were variable in different parts of the grains. For example, 8.3, 6.9, 1.4, and 0.6?mg kg^?1 of Pb were found in chaff, cortex, embryo, and endosperm of wheat compared with 0.11, 0.65, 0.71, and 0.19?mg kg^?1 in the same parts of rice, respectively. Untreated sewage water irrigation was the major cause of increasing soil and crop metals. Short periods of the sewage water irrigation increased individual metals in soils by 2 to 80% and increased metals in crops by 14 to 209%. Atmospheric deposition, industrial or municipal wastes, sewage sludge improperly used as fertilizers, and metal-containing phosphate fertilizers played an important role as well in some specific areas.     

Studies on soil rhizosphere: speciation and availability of Cd

ABSTRACT

The rhizosphere soils of two durum wheat (Triticum turgidum var. durum L.) cultivars Kyle and Areola grown in two selected soils of southern Saskatchewan were collected both at 2-week and 7-week plant growth stages. The cadmium availability index (CAI), determined as M NH₄CI-extractable Cd, pH and the distribution of the particulate- bound Cd species of the soils were carried out and the data were discussed in comparison with those of the corresponding bulk soil. At the 2-week growth stage, the pH of the rhizosphere soil was less than that of the corresponding bulk soil and the CAI values were higher in the rhizosphere soil, indicating that more Cd was complexed with the low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs) at the soil-root interface and was extractable by M NH₄CI. Compared with the bulk soils, the CAI values were 2–9 times higher in the soil rhizosphere of the plots fertilized with Idaho monoammonium phosphate fertilizer at 2-week growth stage, which is attributed to the combined effects of the Cd introduced into the soil rhizosphere from the fertilizer (Cd content of the fertilizer was 144 mg kg^?1) and complexation reactions of phosphate and LMWOAs with soil Cd. At 7-week plant growth stage, such differences were not observed. The increased amounts of carbonate-bound and metal-organic complex-bound Cd species of the rhizosphere soils are due to the increased amounts of carbonate, a product of plant respiration, and the LMWOAs at the soil-root interface, respectively. Simple correlation analysis of the data showed that the CAI of the rhizosphere soils of the control plots correlated at least two orders of magnitude better with the metal-organic complex-bound Cd whereas the CAI of the rhizosphere soils treated with Idaho phosphate correlated better with carbonate-bound Cd species in comparison to other species.     

An improved understanding of soil Cd risk to humans and low cost methods to phytoextract Cd from contaminated soils to prevent soil Cd risks

We believe greater consideration should be given the agronomic and nutritional/bioavailability factors that influence risk from Cd-contaminated soils. We have argued that the ability of rice to accumulate soil Cd in grain while excluding Fe, Zn and Ca (even though the soil contains 100-times more Zn than Cd) was important in adverse effects of soil Cd is farm families in Asia. Further, polished rice grain is deficient in Fe, Zn and Ca for humans, which promotes Cd absorption into duodenal cells. New kinetic studies clarified that dietary Cd is absorbed into duodenum enterocytes; 109Cd from a single meal remained in the duodenum for up to 16 days; part of the turnover pool 109Cd moved to the liver and kidneys by the end of the 64-day 'chase' period. Thus malnutrition induced by subsistence rice diets caused a higher absorption of dietary Cd and much higher potential risk from soil Cd than other crops. Because rice-induced Fe-Zn-Ca-malnutrition is so important in soil Cd risk, it seems evident that providing nutritional supplements to populations of exposed subsistence rice farmers could protect them against soil Cd during a period of soil remediation. In the long term, high Cd rice soils need to be remediated. Remediation by removal and replacement of contaminated soil is very expensive (on the order of $3 million/ha); while phytoextraction using the high Cd accumulating ecotypes of the Zn-Cd hyperaccumulator, Thlaspi caerulescens, should provide low cost soil Cd remediation.     

碱性肥料对稻田土壤和稻米镉含量的影响

以碱性复合肥为材料,在湖南郴州松柏村进行大田小区试验,研究了碱性复合肥及其与微生物菌剂配合施用对稻田土壤和稻米镉含量的影响.结果表明: 水稻分蘖期、灌浆期和收获期碱性肥料处理的土壤有效镉含量较常规肥料处理分别降低8.3%、6.7%和16.4%.收获期碱性肥料处理土壤有效镉含量较插秧前降低了7.2%,而常规肥料处理却增加了11.0%.配施微生物菌剂使土壤有效镉增加了1.2%～23.3%.与常规肥料处理相比,碱性肥料处理根系、茎鞘、叶片、籽粒、稻米镉含量显著降低,分别降低了54.9%、56.6%、41.8%、62.7%、67.6%.与微生物菌剂配施时,碱性肥料处理稻米镉含量却增加63.2%.表明施用碱性肥料可显著降低土壤中镉的有效性及水稻各器官和稻米镉含量,而碱性肥料与微生物菌剂配施则削弱了其对稻米镉含量的降低效果.     

水溶性有机质对土壤中镉吸附行为的影响

水溶性有机质 (DOM)是陆地生态系统和水生生态系统中的一种很活跃的组分 .本文以赤红壤、水稻土和褐土作为供试土壤 ,研究了来源于稻秆和底泥的DOM对土壤中Cd吸附行为的影响 .DOM对土壤中Cd的吸附行为具有明显的抑制作用 .这种抑制作用与土壤类型和DOM种类有关 .在 3种供试土壤中 ,无论添加稻秆DOM还是底泥DOM ,都会使Cd的最大吸附容量和吸附率明显降低 ,其下降幅度为17 3%～ 93 9%.在添加同一种DOM的前提下 ,DOM对Cd吸附的抑制作用均为 :赤红壤 >水稻土 >褐土 .如果不添加DOM ,则土壤对Cd的最大吸附容量主要取决于土壤固相的吸附特性 ,添加DOM后土壤对Cd的最大吸附容量则主要取决于液相中的DOM .由此推断 ,传统的看法 ,通过施用有机肥来固定土壤中的Cd并达到治理重金属污染土壤的观点值得商榷 .     

Microbial immobilization of cadmium released from CdO in the soil

The effect of microorganisms on the fate of Cd introduced into the soil as cadmium oxide (CdO) was investigated. Cadmium oxide (875 µg Cd per gram of soil) was added to -irradiated (sterile) and non-sterile soils. The soils were incubated for 90 days at 18 °C under aerobic conditions with moisture kept at 60% of water-holding capacity. Half of the samples in each treatment were supplemented with starch (0.5%, w/w) in order to stimulate microbial growth in the non-sterile soil. After various time intervals (7- or 10-day), soil samples from each treatment were extracted with deionized distilled water (ratio 1:40) or 0.25 M CaCl₂ (ratio 1:5). The results indicated that during the incubation period the amount of Cd extracted from the non-sterile soil with either solvent was markedly lower than that extracted from the -irradiated sterile control. The addition of starch to the non-sterile soil reduced the concentration of Cd in the 0.25 M CaCl₂ extracts without affecting the Cd-content in the water extracts. Short-term experiments in which Cd was added to the soil as a solution of Cd(NO₃)₂ indicated that irradiation did not affect the sorption of Cd to the soil. The addition of bacterial mass (1 mg of dry weight g^–1 soil) decreased the amount of Cd extracted with water as well as that extracted with 0.25 M CaCl₂. Under sterile conditions the solubility of CdO in soil extracts was higher than in the other extractants. The addition of glucose (0.5%, w/w) or a glucose/starch mixture (0.5%, w/w of each) to the sterile soil increased the amount of extractable Cd after a short incubation (18 h at 18 °C). The obtained results suggest that primarily physicochemical reactions are involved in dissolving CdO in the soil but that microbial activity may be responsible for the immobilization of the released metal.     

Cd AND Zn ACCUMULATION IN PLANTS FROM THE PADAENG ZINC MINE AREA

Significant cadmium (Cd) contamination In soil and rice has been discovered in Mae Sot, Tak province, Thailand where the rice-based agricultural systems are established in the vicinity of a zinc mine. The prolonged consumption of Cd contaminated rice has potential risks to public health and health impacts of Cd exposed populations in Mae Sot have been demonstrated. The Thai government has prohibited rice cultivation in the area as an effort to prevent further exposure. Phytoextraction, the use of plants to remove contaminants from soil, is a potential option to manage Cd–contaminated areas. However, successful phytoextraction depends on first identifying effective hyperaccumulator plants appropriate for local climatic conditions. Five sampling sites at Padaeng Zinc mine, Tak province were selected to collect plant and soil samples. Total Cd and Zn concentrations in sediments or soils were approximately 596 and 20,673 mg kg^?1 in tailing pond area, 543 and 20,272 mg kg^?1 in open pit area, 894 and 31,319 mg kg^?1 in stockpile area, 1,458 and 57,012 mg kg^?1 in forest area and 64 and 2,733 mg kg^?1 in Cd contaminated rice field. Among a total of 36 plant species from 16 families, four species (Chromolaena odoratum, Gynura pseudochina, Impatiens violaeflora and Justicia procumbens) could be considered as Cd hyperaccumulators since their shoot Cd concentrations exceeded 100 mg Cd kg^?1 dry mass and they showed a translocation factor > 1. Only Justicia procumbens could be considered as a Zn hyperaccumulator (Zn concentration in its shoot more than 10,000 mg Zn kg^?1 dry mass with the translocation factor > 1).     

Mobilization of cadmium from Festuca ovina roots and its simultaneous immobilization by soil in a root-soil-extractant system (in vitro test)

Mobilization of cadmium accumulated in Festuca ovina L. roots and simultaneous immobilization of this metal by soil were studied in three chambers connected into one system containing: (1) roots in an extractant solution, (2) soil in an extractant solution, and (3) extractant solution alone. Six extractants sterilized by filtration were used: 0.1 M NaNO₃ (NA), 0.1 mM desferrioxamine B (NA + DFOB) and 1 mM citric acid (NA + CA) in NA, and a water extract of soil (SE) supplemented with the same compounds. SE mobilized 53% of the Cd introduced to the system with roots. The addition of DFOB or CA to SE increased Cd extraction from roots by 17%, while the same compounds introduced to NA did not change mobilization of Cd (60% efficiency). Regardless of the extractant used, mobilization of Cd from roots was about 25% lower when extraction was done in a control system without soil. The metal released from roots was gradually immobilized by the soils loaded into all systems during a 4-day incubation. Sequential extractions of Cd from the soils showed that the metal released from roots with NA was stabilized mainly by soil Mn and Fe oxides, while that released with SE was stabilized by soil organic matter.