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Laboratory-determined Phosphorus Flux from Lake Sediments as a Measure of Internal Phosphorus Loading
Published on: March 6, 2014
Moderate phosphorus application enhances Zn mobility and uptake in hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii
Huagang Huang1, Kai Wang, Zhiqiang Zhu
1Ministry of Education Key laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province 310058, China. huanghg82@gmail.com
Abstract:
While phytoextraction tools are increasingly applied to remediation of contaminated soils, strategies are needed to optimize plant uptake by improving soil conditions. Mineral nutrition affects plant growth and metal absorption and subsequently the accumulation of heavy metal through hyper-accumulator plants. Microcosm experiments were conducted in greenhouse to examine the effect of different phosphorus (P) sources on zinc (Zn) phytoextraction by Sedum alfredii in aged Zn-contaminated paddy soil. The Zn accumulation, soil pH, microbial biomass and enzyme activity, available Zn changes. and Zn phytoremediation efficiency in soil after plant harvest were determined. Upon addition of P, Zn uptake of S. alfredii significantly increased. Mehlich-3 extractable or the fractions of exchangeable and carbonate-bound soil Zn were significantly increased at higher P applications. Soil pH significantly decreased with increasing P application rates. Soil microbial biomass in the P-treated soils was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than those in the control. Shoot Zn concentration was positively correlated with Mehlich-3 extractable P (P < 0.0001) or exchangeable/carbonate-bound Zn (P < 0.001), but negatively related to soil pH (P < 0.0001). These results indicate that application of P fertilizers has the potential to enhance Zn mobility and uptake by hyperaccumulating plant S. alfredii, thus increasing phytoremediation efficiency of Zn-contaminated soils.
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