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Measuring Phosphorus Release in Laboratory Microcosms for Water Quality Assessment
Published on: July 22, 2019
Soilization utilization of solid waste: Ecological regulation of phosphorus tailings-based soil with physicochemical
Caiyue Jin1, Jieqian Yang1, Bangjin Chen1
1Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan, Kunming, 650500, China; National Regional Engineering Research Center-NCW, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China.
Abstract:
Extraction and utilization of effective phosphorus from solid waste have been an important approach for alleviating phosphorus resource shortage. The extraction of available phosphorus by microbial method with low cost, mild conditions and simple process has been drawing attention from the majority of research scholars. However, relevant studies on special microbial communities for effective phosphorus extraction from solid waste are less. In this work,a functional Bacillus_cereus strain screened from phosphate tailings, phosphate ore and forest rhizosphere soil was inoculated into phosphate tailings (PT), modified phosphate tailings (IS) and highland red soil (SS). Compared with SS, the water-holding properties, fertility, leaching toxicity and microbial community diversity of PT and IS with and without bacteria were analyzed. PT+, SS+ and IS+ (after adding bacteria to PT, SS and IS) showed moderately alkaline pH, and the available phosphorus content enhanced by 31.73%, 20.05% and 39.41% respectively. The leaching toxicity phosphate of PT+ and IS + decreased by 4.89 mg/kg and 2.61 mg/kg respectively, while that of SS + increased by 5.45 mg/kg, indicating differences in the phosphorus solubilization mechanism of Bacillus_cereus for different soils. Furthermore, the modification and bacteria treatment improved the relative abundance of Pedobacter, Alcaligenaceae and Pseudomonas, thus enhancing the phosphorus solubility of the PT bacterial community. This work may achieve efficient utilization and ecological restoration of phosphorus tailings-based soil and contribute to long-term sustainable agricultural development.
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