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  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Carbon capture and storage (CCS) implementation necessitates environmental risk assessment.
  • Impacts of soil carbon dioxide (CO2) leakage on crop nutritional quality are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the effects of soil CO2 leakage on the nutritional indicators of leafy vegetables.
  • To assess spinach yield and quality under elevated soil CO2 conditions.

Main Methods:

  • A pot experiment was conducted with spinach under controlled CO2 leakage conditions.
  • Measurements included biomass, leaf area, chlorophyll b, vitamin C, vitamin E, cellulose, and oxalate content.

Main Results:

  • Elevated soil CO2 significantly inhibited spinach growth, reducing biomass and leaf area.
  • Vitamin C, vitamin E, and cellulose content increased, while oxalate content decreased.
  • Despite increased nutrient concentration, overall total nutrient yield per plant declined due to severe biomass reduction.

Conclusions:

  • Soil CO2 leakage from CCS inhibits crop growth and reduces total nutrient yield.
  • This poses challenges to agricultural productivity and food quality in affected areas.