The effect of two different biochars on remediation of Cd-contaminated soil and Cd uptake by Lolium perenne

Environmental Geochemistry and Health
Lingling LiYunzhen Li

Abstract

Biochar can be widely used to reduce the bioavailability of heavy metals in contaminated soil because of its adsorption capacity. But there are few studies about the effects of biochar on cadmium uptake by plants in soil contaminated with cadmium (Cd). Therefore, an incubation experiment was used to investigate the effects of rice straw biochar (RSBC) and coconut shell biochar (CSBC) on Cd immobilization in contaminated soil and, subsequently, Cd uptake by Lolium perenne. The results showed that the microbial counts and soil enzyme activities were significantly increased by biochar in Cd-contaminated soil, which were consistent with the decrease of the bioavailability of Cd by biochar. HOAc-extractable Cd in soil decreased by 11.3-22.6% in treatments with 5% RSBC and by 7.2-17.1% in treatments with 5% CSBC, respectively, compared to controls. The content of available Cd in biochar treatments was significantly lower than in controls, and these differences were more obvious in treatment groups with 5% biochar. The Cd concentration in L. perenne reduced by 4.47-26.13% with biochar. However, the biomass of L. perenne increased by 1.35-2.38 times after adding biochar amendments. So, Cd uptake by whole L. perenne was augmented by RSB...Continue Reading

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