Growth and metal uptake of edamame [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] on soil amended with biosolids and gypsum

ABSTRACT

Although biosolids are a rich source of plant nutrients, there is concern about the potential heavy metal uptake by crops grown on biosolid-amended soils. This study was conducted to determine the effects of limed or composted biosolids and flue gas desulfurization gypsum (FGDG) on edamame growth, nodule development, and metal uptake. Two consecutive crops of edamame were grown on 40 and 80 T ha^?1 biosolid-amended soil with and without 10 T ha^?1 FGDG. Biosolids with or without FGDG did not reduce biomass, nodules, or grain yields in the first harvest and increased yields of all three tissues in the second harvest. Lead and cadmium concentrations in grain and biomass were below the instrument detection limits. Copper, manganese, and zinc were within the ranges normally found in soybean grain. In this pot study, biosolids and FGDG did not reduce edamame growth or increase grain metal concentrations to levels of concern.     

Lithium toxicity in plants

Abstract

The toxicity of Li to three plant species was studied to determine if there were interactions with other elements and to determine if a chelating agent modified Li toxicity. Bush beans (Phaseolus vulgarls L. C.V. Improved Tendergreen), grown in solution culture, were sensitive to 0.5 X10^‐3Li which resulted in 10 μg/g in leaves, 48 in stems, and 24 in roots. Higher concentrations of Li produced marked reductions in plant yield accompanied by increased Li concentrations in leaf, stem, and root tissues. For most treatments, root concentrations of Li were lower than those in shoots, but those in stems were higher than those in leaves. Higher levels of Li decreased Zn in leaves, increased Ca in stems, and generally increased Fe and Mn in all plant tissues. Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) resulted in slightly increased Ii levels in leaves, stems, and roots. Bush bean plants were injured slightly with 25 μg Li/g of Yolo loam soil applied as LiCl; 50 μg Li/g soil caused more severe injury. Leaf concentrations of about 200 μg Li/g resulted in significant yield reduction and around 600 μg//g of leaves resulted in severe toxicity. There were some interactions of Li with other elements which resulted in an increase of them in both leaf and stem tissues. Barley plants (Hordeum vulgare L. C.V. Atlas 57) were severely stunted when grown with 500 and 1000 μg Li/g soil as Li oxalate. Increasing the soil pH even further with lime and decreasing it with S had no influence on the toxicity. Shoot concentrations of Li ranged from 800 to over 2000 in the various treatments resulting in severe disruption of the Ca and K balance. Leaf concentrations of Li were higher than those for stems in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. C.V. Acala 442). Cotton was tolerant of a leaf concentration of 587 μg Li/g. High levels of Li increased concentrations of several elements in cotton leaves and in stems. Cotton leaves accumulated more Li than did bush beans.     

Responses of earlirose rice to iron,zinc, and BPDS when grown on calcareous soil

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The Earlirose cultivar of rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown in calcareous Hacienda loam soil was extremely Fe deficient. The Fe deficiency was corrected by premixing 40 ppm Fe (as FeSO₄) into the soil before transplanting plants. The Fe deficiency appeared to be induced by high plant levels of Cu and Mn. Addition of Zn (40 ppm as ZnSO₄) intensified the Fe deficiency. The Fe addition did not overcome the effect of the Zn. BPDS (bathophenanthroline disulfonate), a chelator of Fe⁺⁺, had little effect on the results.     

Extractable heavy metals in Atlantic coast soils

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The analysis of soils, using 0.1 N HC1 as an extractant for the heavy metals, Cd, Cr, Ni and Pb on “fine”; textured North Shore and “coarse”; textured Annapolis Valley soils was completed. Results show ranges of 0.012 to 0.469 parts per million Cd; 0.102 to 2.90 parts per million Cr; 0.16 to 29.25 parts per million Ni and 0.12 to 244.8 parts per million Pb. Correlation studies indicate that the heavy metal content of fine textured soils is less influenced by changes in clay content and organic matter than are coarse textured soils. Generally the surface layers (0–15 cms) are higher in extractable heavy metal content than the lower layers (15–30 cms).     

Cadmium sulfate application to sludge‐amended soils: III. Relationship between treatment and plant available cadmium,zinc, and manganese1

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Swiss chard (Beta vulgarisvar. cicla) and corn (Zea maysL.) were used as biological indicators of Cd, Zn and Mn availability in 12 soils amended with and without sludge, CdSO₄and CaCO₃. Soil Cd, Zn and Mn were partitioned into six fractions: soluble, exchangeable, adsorbed, organically bound, carbonate bound and sulfide bound, by the use of H₂O, KNO₃, H₂O, NaOH, EDTA and HNO₃, respectively. The data indicate that the major portion of total Cd was found in the carbonate, residual and organic fractions. Addition of CaCO₃caused an increase in the soluble and exchangeable fractions of Cd in the soils. The concentrations of Cd in the saturation extracts of the limed soils were significantly greater than those of the unlimed soils; however, this was not reflected in greater plant uptake of Cd from limed soils.     

矿区植物根内嗜鱼外瓶霉对重金属的耐性和超积累作用

从云南会泽铅-锌矿区自然生长植物密序野古草(Arundinella bengalensis(Spreng.)Druce)的健康根内分离得到一株深色有隔内生真菌(dark septate endophytes,DSE)。据其形态学特征和ITS1-5.8S-rDNA-ITS2序列分析,鉴定为一株嗜鱼外瓶霉(Exophiala pisciphila)。纯培养条件下研究了其对Pb2+、Zn2+、Cd2+的耐性和超积累作用。结果表明,此菌株在液体合成培养基上可以分别耐受2、3和0.5 g/L的Pb2+、Zn2+和Cd2+;在含Pb2+、Cd2+培养基中生长其菌丝可以富集超过其干重25%以上的Pb2+和5%以上的Cd2+;显示此菌株属于极端耐性并具有超积累作用的真菌。此真菌在植物根系的定殖或许可以通过菌丝体对金属离子的固持作用缓解植物根围土壤微环境中超量金属离子对植物的毒害作用。     

广东韶关主要矿区周边农田土壤铅、镉的形态分布及生物有效性研究

采用改进BCR法和DTPA提取法研究了韶关主要矿区周边农田土壤Pb、Cd的形态分布和生物有效性。结果表明,参照土壤环境质量标准二级标准,韶关主要矿区周边农田土壤Pb、Cd的超标率分别为14.1%和92.3%;参照食品中污染物限量标准,调查的5种蔬菜样品Pb、Cd的超标率分别为57.7%和48.7%。土壤Pb以可还原态为主,占到4种形态和的76.13%,Pb各形态的分布顺序为：可还原态〉残渣态〉可氧化态〉酸提取态;土壤Cd以酸提取态和可还原态为主,占到4种形态和近89%,Cd各形态的分布顺序为：酸提取态〉可还原态〉可氧化态〉残渣态。用DTPA提取得到的土壤Pb、Cd有效态均值分别为24.91、1.29 mg·kg-1。相关性分析表明,除了胡萝卜Cd,5种蔬菜Pb、Cd含量与土壤酸提取态、可还原态、可氧化态及土壤有效态含量显著相关,与土壤pH和有机质相关性不大。逐步回归分析表明,只有土壤残渣态含量对蔬菜Pb、Cd含量影响不显著。     

不同洗涤蜂窝煤灰渣对污染土壤中铅的稳定作用研究

蜂窝煤灰渣具有稳定污染土壤中铅的作用,但可增大土壤pH和电导率（EC）。将蜂窝煤灰渣经过水洗和稀盐酸酸洗后加入铅污染土壤（1 000 mg·kg-1 Pb）,研究了不同处理灰渣对铅有效性和土壤性质的影响。结果表明,灰渣经水洗和酸洗后,其pH（分别下降1.94、3.70）和电导率（0.785、0.890 mS·cm-1）明显下降,重金属有效性和全量也有一定程度的下降。水洗和酸洗灰渣加入土壤后,土壤磷有效性有一定的上升。污染土壤在未加磷条件下加入原灰渣、水洗灰渣和酸洗灰渣后,DTPA-Pb含量分别下降67.2、195、117 mg·kg-1,加磷情况下加入这3种灰渣土壤DTPA-Pb含量分别降低102、91.8、86.8 mg·kg-1,各处理与对照的差异均达到0.05的显著水平。连续提取的结果表明,不同处理对土壤铅形态的影响不明显。     

黑麦草（Lolium perenne）根际细菌多样性对Ni污染沉积物修复效果的响应

应用黑麦草（Lolium perenne）对某滨海城市南排污河的重金属污染沉积物——底泥进行植物修复,并结合变性梯度凝胶电泳（DGGE）分析了黑麦草根际土壤的重金属Ni含量和细菌多样性的关系。结果表明,黑麦草对Ni的修复效果较好,种植黑麦草后根际土壤Ni浓度降低了11.8%。根际土壤中Ni有效态含量与根际土壤pH值的变化呈较好的正相关关系,相关系数为0.968 8。对根际土壤细菌多样性进行分析,重金属Ni含量变化能够影响土壤细菌的多样性,根际土壤细菌多样性随黑麦草的生长而不断演变,且与根际土壤中Ni浓度变化有密切联系。对DGGE电泳后回收的部分片段进行测序并建立了进化树,结果表明,测序片段与非培养方法得到的菌种的同源性较高,且其均在土壤或河道底泥的相关研究中被发现。不同时期细菌群体组成和Shannon指数随着修复时间而变化,并与细菌总数有正相关关系。     

污灌时间对土壤肥力及土壤酶活性的影响

通过时空互代、野外调查和采样分析的方法,研究了石家庄栾城县不同污水灌溉时间下（0~52 a）耕地土壤肥力及土壤酶活性特征。结果表明：与对照点相比,污水灌溉区土壤有机质、全氮、全磷含量,蔗糖酶、脲酶和磷酸酶活性均相对较高,而土壤阳离子交换量、过氧化氢酶和脱氢酶活性无明显的变化规律;污水灌溉区土壤全氮、蔗糖酶、磷酸酶与污灌时间之间表现出显著正相关性（P〈0.05）,其他指标与污灌时间之间均无显著相关性;土壤肥力（有机质和全氮）、重金属（总Cr和总Cd）与水解酶（脲酶和磷酸酶）之间表现出显著正相关性,交换态Cr与脱氢酶活性之间呈现出显著负相关性。上述特征反映了污水灌溉时间对土壤肥力及土壤酶活性具有复杂的影响效应,而这些效应是决定污水灌溉区土地生产力能否高产的重要因素。