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Published on: July 4, 2014
[Safe Utilization Effect of Passivator on Mild to Moderate Cadmium Contaminated Farmland]
Xiao-Jing Wang1, Dong-Ming Zhang1, Yang Cao1
1Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
Abstract:
In order to study the safe utilization of acid cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil, light and moderate Cd-contaminated farmland in Shangluo, Shaanxi Province was taken as the research object, and lime, biochar, and calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer were applied. Through the wheat-maize rotation experiment, the safe utilization effect of different amounts of passivator on Cd-contaminated soil was explored, and the best ratio of passivator was selected. The results showed that: ① the soil quality could be improved to varying degrees by applying the passivator. ② After the application of amendments, the grain yield of wheat and maize increased to different degrees. ③ The lime 2 340 kg·hm-2 (C3) treatment had the best effect, which increased the soil pH of wheat and corn by 1.453 and 1.717 units, respectively, and reduced the available Cd content by 34.38% and 30.20%, respectively. ④ The application of biochar 1 800 kg·hm-2 (B2) treatment had the best effect on reducing the Cd contents in wheat roots, straws, and grains, which were significantly reduced by 53.60%, 38.86%, and 52.96%, respectively, compared with that in CK. The Cd content in wheat grains was reduced to 0.09 mg·kg-1, which was lower than the limit value of wheat Cd (0.1 mg·kg-1) specified in the "National food safety standard food pollutant limit" (GB 2762-2017). The application of the biochar 1 260 kg·hm-2 (B1) treatment had the best comprehensive effect on reducing the Cd contents of maize roots, straws, and grains, which were significantly reduced by 43.74%, 53.20%, and 94.57%, respectively, compared with that in CK. The Cd content of maize grains was reduced to 0.001 9 mg·kg-1, which was far lower than the limit value of maize Cd (0.1 mg·kg-1) specified in the "National food safety standard food pollutant limit" (GB 2762-2017). Therefore, under the conditions of the field experiment, considering the influence of various indexes, biochar had the best effect on farmland soil in the wheat-maize rotation area with mild to moderate Cd pollution.
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