Biochar mediated alterations in herbicide breakdown and leaching in soil

Biochar application to soil has been proposed as a mechanism for improving soil quality and the long term sequestration of carbon. The implications of biochar on pesticide behavior, particularly in the longer term, however, remains poorly understood. Here we evaluated the influence of biochar type, time after incorporation into soil, dose rate and particle size on the sorption, biodegradation and leaching of the herbicide simazine. We show that typical agronomic application rates of biochar (10-100 t ha⁻¹) led to alterations in soil water herbicide concentrations, availability, transport and spatial heterogeneity. Overall, biochar suppressed simazine biodegradation and reduced simazine leaching. These responses were induced by a rapid and strong sorption of simazine to the biochar which limits its availability to microbial communities. Spatial imaging of ¹⁴C-labeled simazine revealed concentrated hotpsots of herbicide co-localized with biochar in the soil profile. The rate of simazine mineralization, amount of sorption and leaching was inversely correlated with biochar particle size. Biochar aged in the field for 2 years had the same effect as fresh biochar on the sorption and mineralization of simazine, suggesting that the effects of biochar on herbicide behavior may be long lasting. We conclude that biochar application to soil will reduce the dissipation of foliar applied pesticides decreasing the risk of environmental contamination and human exposure via transfer in the food chain, but may affect the efficacy of soil-applied herbicides.     

Medium-term effects of corn biochar addition on soil biota activities and functions in a temperate soil cropped to corn

Biochar addition to soil has been generally associated with crop yield increases observed in some soils, and increased nutrient availability is one of the mechanisms proposed. Any impact of biochar on soil organisms can potentially translate to changes in nutrient availability and crop productivity, possibly explaining some of the beneficial and detrimental yield effects reported in literature. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to assess the medium-term impact of biochar addition on microbial and faunal activities in a temperate soil cropped to corn and the consequences for their main functions, litter decomposition and mineralization. Biochar was added to a corn field at rates of 0, 3, 12, 30 tons ha⁻¹ three years prior to this study, in comparison to an annual application of 1 t ha⁻¹.Biochar application increased microbial abundance, which nearly doubled at the highest addition rate, while mesofauna activity, and litter decomposition facilitated by mesofauna were not increased significantly but were positively influenced by biochar addition when these responses were modeled, and in the last case directly and positively associated to the higher microbial abundance. In addition, in short-term laboratory experiments after the addition of litter, biochar presence increased NO₂ + NO₃ mineralization, and decreased that of SO₄ and Cl. However, those nutrient effects were not shown to be of concern at the field scale, where only some significant increases in SOC, pH, Cl and PO₄ were observed.Therefore, no negative impacts in the soil biota activities and functions assessed were observed for the tested alkaline biochar after three years of the application, although this trend needs to be verified for other soil and biochar types.     

Biochar reduces the rhizosphere priming effect on soil organic carbon

Biochar has the potential to store carbon (C) in soils on a millennial time scale and hence it is proposed as a tool to aid in the mitigation of climate change. However, the presence of biochar in soil can induce either a positive or negative priming effect on native soil C, or the converse, which may either reduce or enhance the C storage potential of biochar. Thus far, priming effects between soil and biochar have been predominately assessed in the exclusion of plants. Therefore, this study set out with the aim to assess the priming effect of plants, i.e., rhizosphere priming effect (RPE) in the presence and absence of biochar and within different soil types. Three soils (Arenosol, Cambisol and Ferralsol) were used in full factorial combination with or without soybean plants and with or without 2% blue mallee biochar that was produced at 500 °C by slow pyrolysis. Plants were labelled with an isotopically depleted δ¹³C signature to that of the soil and biochar to allow the separation of plant-derived CO₂–C from the total CO₂–C. Carbon dioxide was trapped three times over a period of 13 days. Subsequent titration of the CO₂ trap samples followed by IRMS analysis was used to quantify the CO₂–C captured and its source. Biochar was found to have no effect on plant or microbial biomass. Plant treatments had significantly higher overall respiration rates than those without plants. Plants induced a negative priming in the Arenosol which was similar in the absence and presence of biochar. In the Cambisol, biochar induced a significant negative RPE in comparison to the positive RPE in the control. The RPE in the Ferralsol was positive and substantially decreased in the presence of biochar. Our results suggest that blue mallee biochar amendments may partially offset the positive RPE, or reduce it further where it is already negative.     

生物质炭对土壤物理性质影响的研究进展

生物质炭在农业与环境中的应用已成为近期国内外研究热点,有关生物质炭特性以及生物质炭对土壤化学、生物学性质和作物产量的影响,已经有一些综述,但是生物质炭对土壤物理性质影响的相关综述很少。本文对近10年生物质炭对土壤物理性质影响相关的研究成果进行了整理分析。研究结果发现生物质炭可以降低土壤容重,提高土壤团聚体稳定性,增加田间持水量和土壤有效水含量,降低饱和导水率等。生物质炭影响土壤物理性质的主要原因是生物质炭具有较大的比表面积和孔隙度。此外,生物质炭与土壤矿质颗粒结合,并通过对土壤微生物活性和植物生长的影响间接影响土壤物理性质。生物质炭对土壤物理性质的影响与多种因素有关,如生物质炭原料、裂解温度、施用量和颗粒大小,土壤质地和处理时间等。关于生物质炭对土壤物理性质影响的长期研究很少,且缺乏田间试验。因此,将来的研究应更加倾向于长期田间条件下生物质炭对土壤物理性质的影响,并逐渐发现生物质炭的作用机理,为实际的农业生产和生态治理提供科学依据。     

Reconciling apparent variability in effects of biochar amendment on soil enzyme activities by assay optimization

We studied the effects of a biochar made from fast pyrolysis of switchgrass on four soil enzymes (β-glucosidase, β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, lipase, and leucine aminopeptidase) to determine if biochar would consistently modify soil biological activities. Thus, we conducted a series of enzyme assays on biochar-amended soils. Inconsistent results from enzyme assays of char-amended soils suggested that biochar had variable effects on soil enzyme activities, thus we conducted a second experiment to determine if biochar reacts predictably with either enzyme or substrate in in vitro reactions. Both colorimetric and fluorescent assays were used for β-glucosidase and β-N-acetylglucosaminidase. Seven days after biochar was added to microcosms of 3 different soils, fluorescence-based assays revealed some increased enzyme activities (up to 7-fold for one measure of β-glucosidase in a shrub-steppe soil) and some decreased activities (one-fifth of the unamended control for lipase measured in the same shrub-steppe soil), compared to non-amended soil. In an effort understand the varied effects, purified enzymes or substrates were briefly exposed to biochar and then assayed. In contrast to the soil assays, except for β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, the exposure of substrate to biochar reduced the apparent activity of the enzymes, suggesting that sorption reactions between substrate and biochar impeded enzyme function. Our findings indicate that fluorometric assays are more robust to, or account for, this sorption better than the colorimetric assays used herein. The activity of purified β-N-acetylglucosaminidase increased 50-75% following biochar exposure, suggesting a chemical enhancement of enzyme function. In some cases, biochar stimulates soil enzyme activities, to a much greater degree than soil assays would indicate, given that substrate reactivity can be impeded by biochar exposure. We conclude that the effects of biochar on enzyme activities in soils are highly variable; these effects are likely associated with reactions between biochar and the target substrate.     

生物质炭改良土壤及对作物效应的研究进展

生物质炭是作物秸秆等有机物质在限制供氧的条件下加热而成。生物质炭具有养分含量丰富、碱性和高稳定性等特点,因此可以降低土壤酸度,有效截留土壤养分,并在一定程度上促进养分吸收而提高作物产量。本文主要综述了生物质炭制备的影响因素及其施用后对土壤理化性质、作物生长发育和养分吸收等方面的影响。由于生物质炭在国内外的研究仍处于起步阶段,研究过程中所采取的方法、所用不同来源的生物质炭以及研究的具体对象等不尽相同,研究的结果显示生物质炭在某些方面的作用仍存在不同结论。目前,生物质炭的研究多集中在表面宏观现象上,对其深入的机理研究仍较欠缺,因此,需要科技工作者的进一步探索,文章最后阐述了未来对该领域研究的一些观点。     

Charcoal mineralisation potential of microbial inocula from burned and unburned forest soil with and without substrate addition

Effects of fire on the functioning of the soil microbial community are largely unknown. In this study, we addressed the charcoal mineralisation potential of microbial inocula extracted from burned and unburned soil. The mineralisation of charcoal was analysed during a 1 month incubation experiment under controlled conditions with and without substrate addition. The aim of the study was to elucidate (1) the indirect effect of fire on the functioning of the soil microbial community in terms of charcoal degradation and (2) the possibility to stimulate this degradation by addition of two substrates of increasing complexity. Our conceptual approach included the monitoring of CO₂ emission from microcosms containing laboratory-made charcoal and microbial inocula from burned and unburned soil with and without ¹³C labelled glucose and cellulose.Our results showed higher charcoal mineralisation without substrate addition in microcosms with the inocula from unburned soil compared to burned soil. Charcoal mineralisation was stimulated by the addition of glucose, whereas cellulose addition did not induce a priming effect. We observed a higher stimulation of charcoal mineralisation induced by glucose for the inoculum from burned soil compared to the inoculum from unburned soil. We concluded that fire did affect the functioning of the soil microbial community in terms of charcoal degradation and that the important priming effect induced by glucose may be explained by an increase of the overall microbial activity, rather than selective stimulation of charcoal degrading microbial communities.     

生物质炭对农田土壤腐殖质的影响——Meta分析

为量化生物质炭对土壤腐殖质含量的影响程度,以不添加生物质炭土壤为对照,对不同土壤质地、土壤pH及生物质炭裂解温度、施用量、施用时长下生物质炭对土壤腐殖质含量的变化情况进行了Meta分析。结果表明：与对照相比,添加生物质炭显著提高了砂土腐殖质中的胡敏酸和胡敏素含量,平均提高幅度分别为18.6%和92.2%;增加了中性、碱性土壤中的胡敏酸含量,平均增幅分别为12.5%和13.7%;施用裂解温度为500~600℃的生物质炭对于土壤胡敏酸、富里酸和胡敏素含量的提升幅度最大,平均增幅分别为22.6%、14.1%和68.5%;生物质炭添加量为20~40 t/hm²条件下,显著提高了土壤胡敏酸、富里酸和胡敏素含量,平均增幅分别为23.7%、6.9%和84.6%;生物质炭施入土壤3个月内,胡敏酸含量显著升高,平均增幅为29.5%,在3个月到1年内增幅逐渐降低,1年后增幅又逐渐升高;生物质炭施入土壤6个月内,胡敏素含量增幅最高,平均为72.2%;随着生物质炭施用时间延长,土壤胡敏素含量的增幅逐渐降低。综上所述,施用裂解温度为500~600℃的生物质炭,在短期内对中性或碱性条件下的砂土及壤土中的腐殖质含量有较好的提升效果,随着施入时间的延长,该效果会逐渐稳定。     

Microplastics in agroecosystems: A review of effects on soil biota and key soil functions

Contamination of soils in agroecosystems with microplastics (MPs) is of increasing concern. The contamination of the environment/farmland soils with MPs (1 µm to 5 mm sized particles) and nanoplastics (NPs; <1 µm sized particles) is causing numerous effects on ecological soil functions and human health. MPs enter the soil via several sources, either from intentional plastic use (e.g., plastic mulch, plastic greenhouses, plastic-coated products) or indirectly from the input of sewage sludge, compost, or irrigation water that is contaminated with plastic. Once in the soil, plastic debris can have various impacts such as changes in soil functions and physicochemical properties and it affects soil organisms due to its toxic behavior. This review paper describes the different effects of plastic waste to understand the consequences for agricultural productivity. Furthermore, we identify knowledge gaps and highlight the required approaches, indicating future research directions on sources, transport, and fate of MPs in soils to improve our understanding of various unspecified abiotic and biotic impacts of MP pollution in agroecosystems.     

Pyrogenic carbon additions to soil counteract positive priming of soil carbon mineralization by plants

Important due to both its role in fire-affected ecosystems, and also its proposed intentional production and application for carbon (C) management, pyrogenic organic matter (PyOM) is thought to contain very stable forms of C. However, the mechanisms behind its interactions with non-PyOM soil organic C (SOC) remain speculative, with studies often showing short-term positive and then long-term negative “priming effects” on SOC decomposition after PyOM applications. Furthermore, studies of these interactions to date have been limited to systems that do not include plants. This study describes results from a 12-week greenhouse experiment where PyOM-SOC priming effects with and without plants were investigated using stable isotope partitioning. In addition, we investigated the optimal δ¹³C proxies for sources of SOC, PyOM, and plant-derived CO₂ emissions. The two-factorial experiment included the presence or absence of corn plants and of ¹³C-labelled PyOM. In order to control for pH and nutrient addition effects from PyOM, its pH was adjusted to that of the soil and optimal nutrient and water conditions were provided to the plants. The δ¹³C of PyOM sub-components were significantly different. Significant losses of 0.4% of the applied PyOM-C occurred in the first week. We find evidence for a “negative priming” effect of PyOM on SOC in the system (SOC losses are 48% lower with PyOM present), which occurred primarily during the first week, indicating it may be due to transient effects driven by easily mineralizable PyOM. Additionally, while the presence of corn plants resulted in significantly increased SOC losses (“positive priming”), PyOM additions counteract this effect, almost completely eliminating net C losses either by decreasing SOC decomposition or increasing corn C additions to soil. This highlights the importance of including plants in studies of PyOM-SOC interactions.     

Short-term biochar-induced increase in soil CO2 release is both biotically and abiotically mediated

The application of biochar to soil has been shown to cause an apparent increase in soil respiration. In this study we investigated the mechanistic basis of this response. We hypothesized that increased CO₂ efflux could occur by: (1) Biochar-induced changes in soil physical properties (bulk density, porosity, moisture content); (2) The biological breakdown of organic carbon (C) released from the biochar; (3) The abiotic release of inorganic C contained in the biochar; (4) A biochar-induced stimulation of decomposition of native soil organic matter (SOM) which could occur both biotically or abiotically; (5) The intrinsic biological activity of the biochar results in the liberation of CO₂. Our results show that most of the extra CO₂ produced after biochar addition to soil came from the equal breakdown of organic C and the release of inorganic C contained in the biochar. Using long-term ¹⁴C-labelled SOM, we show that biochar repressed native SOM breakdown, counteracting the release of CO₂ from the biochar. A range of mechanisms to describe this negative priming response is presented. Although biochar-induced significant changes in the physical characteristics of the soil, overall this made no contribution to changes in soil respiration. Similarly, the evidence from our study suggests that changes in soluble polyphenols do not help explain the respiration response. In summary, biochar induced a net release of CO₂ from the soil; however, this C loss was very small relative to the amount of C stored within the biochar itself (ca. 0.1%). This short-term C release should therefore not compromise its ability to contribute to long-term C sequestration in soil environments.     

Impact of black carbon addition to soil on the determination of soil microbial biomass by fumigation extraction

The efficiency of the fumigation extraction method on the determination of soil microbial biomass carbon and ninhydrin-N was tested in three different soils (UK grassland, UK arable, Chinese arable) amended with black carbon (biochar or activated charcoal). Addition of activated charcoal to soil resulted in a significant decrease in K₂SO₄ extractable carbon and ninhydrin-N in all three soils, whereas the addition of biochar generally did not. A lower concentration of the extraction reagent (0.05 M vs. 0.5 M K₂SO₄) resulted in a significantly lower extraction efficiency in the grassland soil. The extraction efficiency of organic carbon was more affected by black carbon than that of ninhydrin-N, which resulted in a decreased biomass C/ninhydrin-N ratio. The impact of black carbon on the extraction efficiency of soil microbial biomass depended on the type of black carbon, on the concentration of the extraction medium and on soil type.     

小麦玉米轮作条件下不同生物质炭对土壤腐殖物质的影响

生物质炭是有效的土壤固碳材料.通过1年的田间试验探究了小麦玉米轮作施用花生壳生物质炭和木材生物质炭后盐化潮土腐殖物质(HS)含量及化学结构的变化.试验设置不施肥(CK)、常规单施化肥(T1)、花生壳生物质炭(T2)、木材生物质炭(T3)4个处理.结果表明,与CK和T1处理相比,小麦季和玉米季生物质炭处理的土壤有机碳(s...     

生物质炭与秸秆施用对红壤有机碳组分和微生物活性的影响

采用玉米秸秆、玉米秸秆生物质炭及其两者配合施用于红壤旱地的田间试验,通过有机碳分组、微孔板荧光法及底物诱导呼吸手段,研究不施肥条件下土壤有机碳组分、土壤酶活性及微生物底物利用速率的变化。结果表明:施用9个月后,与对照(不施任何物料)相比,单施秸秆提高土壤易矿化碳含量,对pH、总有机碳含量、惰性碳含量影响较小,而生物质炭及其与秸秆配施显著提高土壤总有机碳和惰性有机碳含量。单施秸秆提高土壤β-葡萄糖苷酶活性,而生物质炭及其与秸秆配施对土壤酶活性无影响。单施秸秆提高土壤微生物对葡萄糖、天冬氨酸和丁香酸的利用速率,提高土壤基础呼吸速率,而生物质炭及其与秸秆配施对土壤呼吸和微生物底物利用速率无影响。生物质炭与秸秆配施对土壤易矿化碳组分和基础呼吸呈显著互作效应。土壤基础呼吸与易矿化碳含量、β-葡萄糖苷酶活性及葡萄糖利用速率呈显著正相关。因此,秸秆炭化相比秸秆直接施用更有利于提高土壤稳定性碳库,降低土壤碳排放。     

Biochar application to sandy soil: effects of different biochars and N fertilization on crop yields in a 3-year field experiment

During the past years, most biochar studies were carried out on tropical soils whereas perennial field experiments on temperate soils are rare. This study presents a 3-year field experiment regarding the effects of differently produced biochars (pyrolyzed wood, pyrolyzed maize silage, hydrothermal carbonized maize silage) in interaction with digestate incorporation and mineral N fertilizer application on soil C and N, crop yields of winter wheat, winter rye and maize and the quality of winter wheat. Soil C and plant available potassium were found to be significantly positive affected by pyrolyzed wood biochar whereas the latter only in combination with N fertilization. Crop yields of winter wheat, winter rye and maize were not affected by biochar and showed no interaction effects with N fertilizer supply. Wheat grain quality and nutrition contents were significantly affected by biochar application, for example, highest amounts of phosphorus, potassium and magnesium were determined in treatments amended with pyrolyzed maize silage biochar. Biochar induced an improved availability of plant nutrients, which apparently were not yield limiting in our case. These results limit the potentials of biochar for sustainable intensification in agriculture by increasing crop yields for the temperate zones. However, detection of other environmental benefits requires further investigations.     

生物质炭与秸秆配施对紫色土团聚体中有机碳含量的影响

以油菜/玉米轮作农田生态系统为研究对象,通过田间微区试验,研究了生物质炭、秸秆(BC:8 000 kg·hm~(-2)生物质炭、CS:8 000 kg·hm~(-2)秸秆、0.5BC:4 000 kg·hm~(-2)生物质炭、0.5CS:4000kg·hm~(-2)秸秆、BC+CS:4 000 kg·hm~(-2)生物质炭+4 000 kg·hm~(-2)秸秆)与化肥配施对紫色土团聚体含量及稳定性、土壤有机碳及有机碳在各粒级团聚体中分布的影响,为合理利用有机物料及为紫色土培肥提供依据。结果表明:(1)与对照(CK)相比,秸秆、生物质炭还田(除0.5BC处理外)均能提高2 mm粒级团聚体含量,降低0.053 mm粒级团聚体含量,同时提高水稳性团聚体的平均重量直径(MWD)、几何平均直径(GMD)、大于0.25 mm团聚体含量(R_(0.25)),其中只有CS处理达到了显著水平,且随着秸秆施用量增加,效果越显著。CS+BC处理则能显著提高0.25～2mm粒级水稳性团聚体含量。(2)除CS处理,其他各处理较CK均能显著提高土壤总有机碳含量,其中BC和CS+BC处理分别提高了45.55%和44.45%(P0.05),效果优于单施秸秆处理,且随着生物质炭施用量的增加,土壤总有机碳呈增加趋势。对不同粒级团聚体有机碳而言,各处理的团聚体有机碳主要分布在0.053mm和2mm粒级团聚体中;BC处理较其他处理能提高土壤不同粒级团聚体有机碳含量,其次为CS+BC处理。(3)通过计算团聚体有机碳贡献率发现,各处理对土壤团聚体有机碳贡献率主要分布在0.25～2 mm和0.053 mm粒级团聚体中,其中仅CS处理显著提高了2 mm粒级团聚体有机碳贡献率,较CK提高了53.53%;CS+BC、0.5BC处理分别较CK显著提高了0.053 mm粒级团聚体有机碳贡献率,增幅为26.20%,48.63%。(4)秸秆和生物质炭还田能提高玉米和油菜的生物产量和经济产量,其中CS、BC、CS+BC效果较明显。总之,秸秆与生物质炭配施是改善紫色土结构和提升碳水平的较优培肥措施。     

Black carbon decomposition and incorporation into soil microbial biomass estimated by C labeling

Incomplete combustion of organics such as vegetation or fossil fuel led to accumulation of charred products in the upper soil horizon. Such charred products, frequently called pyrogenic carbon or black carbon (BC), may act as an important long-term carbon (C) sink because its microbial decomposition and chemical transformation is probably very slow. Direct estimations of BC decomposition rates are absent because the BC content changes are too small for any relevant experimental period. Estimations based on CO₂ efflux are also unsuitable because the contribution of BC to CO₂ is too small compared to soil organic matter (SOM) and other sources.We produced BC by charring ¹⁴C labeled residues of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne). We then incubated this ¹⁴C labeled BC in Ah of a Haplic Luvisol soil originated from loess or in loess for 3.2 years. The decomposition rates of BC were estimated based on ¹⁴CO₂ sampled 44 times during the 3.2 years incubation period (1181 days). Additionally we introduced five repeated treatments with either 1) addition of glucose as an energy source for microorganisms to initiate cometabolic BC decomposition or 2) intensive mixing of the soil to check the effect of mechanical disturbance of aggregates on BC decomposition. Black carbon addition amounting to 20% of C_org of the soil or 200% of C_org of loess did not change total CO₂ efflux from the soil and slightly decreased it from the loess. This shows a very low BC contribution to recent CO₂ fluxes. The decomposition rates of BC calculated based on ¹⁴C in CO₂ were similar in soil and in loess and amounted to 1.36 10⁻⁵ d⁻¹ (=1.36 10⁻³% d⁻¹). This corresponds to a decomposition of about 0.5% BC per year under optimal conditions. Considering about 10 times slower decomposition of BC under natural conditions, the mean residence time (MRT) of BC is about 2000 years, and the half-life is about 1400 years. Considering the short duration of the incubation and the typical decreasing decomposition rates with time, we conclude that the MRT of BC in soils is in the range of millennia.The strong increase in BC decomposition rates (up to 6 times) after adding glucose and the decrease of this stimulation after 2 weeks in the soil (and after 3 months in loess) allowed us to conclude cometabolic BC decomposition. This was supported by higher stimulation of BC decomposition by glucose addition compared to mechanical disturbance as well as higher glucose effects in loess compared to the soil. The effect of mechanical disturbance was over within 2 weeks. The incorporation of BC into microorganisms (fumigation/extraction) after 624 days of incubation amounted to 2.6 and 1.5% of ¹⁴C input into soil and loess, respectively. The amount of BC in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) was below the detection limit (<0.01%) showing no BC decomposition products in water leached from the soil.We conclude that applying ¹⁴C labeled BC opens new ways for very sensitive tracing of BC transformation products in released CO₂, microbial biomass, DOC, and SOM pools with various properties.     

生物质炭对有机污染物的吸附及机理研究进展

生物质炭是一种利用废弃生物质材料在缺氧或厌氧环境中热化学转换制备的多孔级富碳固体材料。因其吸附能力强,制备原料来源广泛,生产成本低且环境友好等优点受到学术界越来越多的关注。探究生物质炭对有机污染物的吸附机理和规律,对于评估其环境行为和应用价值至关重要。着重综述了目前研究报道的生物质炭吸附有机污染物的吸附机理,包括分配作用、表面吸附作用和孔隙截留等。一般低温生物质炭对非极性有机物的吸附机制以分配作用为主,这种非竞争性吸附机理可以解释高浓度有机污染物在生物质炭上的吸附过程。表面吸附是一种非线性竞争性吸附作用,是有机污染物在生物质炭表面有效吸附位点上形成静电作用或通过氢键、离子建、π-π相互作用等结合的过程。孔隙截留是另一种生物质炭固定有机污染物的微观机制,有机污染物在孔隙内部的分配和吸附也是生物质炭吸附能力的重要体现。而在实际复杂的污染环境中,各类生物质炭对有机污染物的吸附过程需要多种机制共同解释。此外,本文对吸附机制的影响因素进行了分析和总结,生物质炭自身理化特性决定了其应用价值,生物质炭的性质与有机污染物的极性、芳香性和分子大小等相匹配才能更好地实现吸附固定,不同的吸附环境如吸附介质、p H和共存离子等也会对吸附机制和吸附效果产生影响。最后,文章进一步探讨了生物质炭吸附有机污染相关研究未来应着重解决的问题,以及生物质炭在有机污染土壤修复中的应用前景。     

耕作与轮作方式对黑土有机碳和全氮储量的影响

土壤有机碳(SOC)及全氮(TN)对土壤肥力、作物产量、农业可持续发展以及全球碳、氮循环等都具有重要影响。为探索不同耕作和轮作方式对耕层黑土SOC和TN储量的影响,本文以吉林省德惠市进行了8 a的田间定位试验中层黑土为研究对象,对免耕、垄作和秋翻三种耕作方式及玉米-大豆轮作和玉米连作两种轮作方式下SOC和TN在各土层的含量变化进行了分析,并采用等质量土壤有机质储量计算方法,对比分析了不同处理对0～30 cm SOC和TN储量的影响。结果表明,与试验开始前相比,玉米-大豆轮作系统中,秋翻下SOC和TN储量均有所降低;免耕显著增加了0～5 cm SOC及TN含量,但SOC在亚表层亏损,导致其储量并未增加;而垄作处理下SOC及TN含量在0～5、5～10 cm的均显著增加,0～30 cm储量亦分别增加了4.9%和10.7%。玉米连作系统的两种耕作处理(免耕和秋翻)下SOC和TN储量均有所增加,且TN储量增幅均高于玉米-大豆轮作系统,其中免耕下TN储量增幅是玉米-大豆轮作的3.2倍。所有处理下C/N均呈降低趋势,其中垄作0～5 cm C/N由12.05降至11.04,降低幅度分别是免耕和秋翻的3.2和2.8倍。综上可知,对质地黏重排水不良的中层黑土,玉米-大豆轮作系统下免耕并不是促进SOC固定的有效形式,而垄作则促进了黑土SOC和TN的积累,这不仅有利于土壤肥力的改善,而且是使农田黑土由CO2"源"变为"汇"的有效形式之一。与玉米-大豆轮作相比,玉米连作下三种耕作方式都有利于SOC和TN积累。     

Activated carbon amendments to soil alters nitrification rates in Scots pine forests

The influence of charcoal on biotic processes in soils remains poorly understood. Charcoal is a natural product of wildfires that burned on a historic return interval of ∼100 years in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forests of northern Sweden. Fire suppression and changes in forest stand management have resulted in a lack of charcoal production in these ecosystems. It is thought that charcoal may alter N mineralization and nitrification rates, however, previous studies have not been conclusive. Replicated field studies were conducted at three late-succession field sites in northern Sweden and supporting laboratory incubations were conducted using soil humus collected from these sites. We used activated carbon (AC), as a surrogate for natural-occurring fire-produced charcoal. Two rates of AC (0 and 2000 kg ha⁻¹), and glycine (0 and 100 kg N as glycine ha⁻¹) were applied in factorial combination to field microplots in a randomized complete block pattern. Net nitrification, N mineralization, and free phenol concentrations were measured using ionic and non-ionic resin capsules, respectively. These same treatments and also two rates of birch leaf litter (0 and 1000 kg ha⁻¹) were applied in a laboratory incubation and soils from this incubation were extracted with KCl and analyzed for NH₄⁺ and NO₃⁻. Nitrification rates increased with AC amendments in laboratory incubations, but this was not supported by field studies. Ammonification rates, as measured by NH₄⁺ accumulation on ionic resins, were increased considerably by glycine applications, but some NH₄⁺ was apparently lost to surface sorption to the AC. Phenolic accumulation on non-ionic resin capsules was significantly reduced by AC amendments. We conclude that charcoal exhibits important characteristics that affect regulating steps in the transformation and cycling of N.