Arsenic and Cadmium Accumulation in Soil as Affected by Continuous Organic Fertilizer Application: Implications for Clean Production

As and Cd in soil can be assimilated and accumulated by vegetables and can be subsequently ingested by humans. Contradictory effects of organic fertilizer application on As and Cd accumulation in soil have been reported in previous studies. An eight-year greenhouse study was conducted on a sandy loa...

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Autores principales: Na Sun, Rodney B. Thompson, Junxiang Xu, Shangqiang Liao, Linna Suo, Yutao Peng, Qing Chen, Jungang Yang, Yanmei Li, Guoyuan Zou, Yanxin Sun
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9a7d4af72b224b9ebd3be8fed7f9e2a62021-11-25T16:09:45ZArsenic and Cadmium Accumulation in Soil as Affected by Continuous Organic Fertilizer Application: Implications for Clean Production10.3390/agronomy111122722073-4395https://doaj.org/article/9a7d4af72b224b9ebd3be8fed7f9e2a62021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2272https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4395As and Cd in soil can be assimilated and accumulated by vegetables and can be subsequently ingested by humans. Contradictory effects of organic fertilizer application on As and Cd accumulation in soil have been reported in previous studies. An eight-year greenhouse study was conducted on a sandy loam soil in Beijing, China to investigate the effects of organic fertilizer application rate on soil properties, and As and Cd accumulation in soil. The contamination risk of pak choi grown after eight years’ application of organic fertilizer was also evaluated. Soil organic carbon increased 3.0–3.8 times with low, medium and high rates of fertilizer application in 2018 compared to the initial soil. Organic fertilizer application significantly increased soil nutrients and microbial biomass while it mildly affected soil pH. The bioavailability of As/Cd has decreased after eight years’ application of organic fertilizer. Pak choi crop harvested from all three treatments in 2018 did not pose a threat to human health, even for life-time consumption. Soil total As content significantly decreased with organic fertilizer application, mainly due to the lower As content in the applied fertilizer than that in soil. Continuous application of clean organic fertilizer can be adopted to reduce the contamination risk of highly contaminated soil in the soil–plant system.Na SunRodney B. ThompsonJunxiang XuShangqiang LiaoLinna SuoYutao PengQing ChenJungang YangYanmei LiGuoyuan ZouYanxin SunMDPI AGarticletrace element contaminationsoil organic carbonsoil nutrientspak choiAgricultureSENAgronomy, Vol 11, Iss 2272, p 2272 (2021)
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topic trace element contamination
soil organic carbon
soil nutrients
pak choi
Agriculture
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spellingShingle trace element contamination
soil organic carbon
soil nutrients
pak choi
Agriculture
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Na Sun
Rodney B. Thompson
Junxiang Xu
Shangqiang Liao
Linna Suo
Yutao Peng
Qing Chen
Jungang Yang
Yanmei Li
Guoyuan Zou
Yanxin Sun
Arsenic and Cadmium Accumulation in Soil as Affected by Continuous Organic Fertilizer Application: Implications for Clean Production
description As and Cd in soil can be assimilated and accumulated by vegetables and can be subsequently ingested by humans. Contradictory effects of organic fertilizer application on As and Cd accumulation in soil have been reported in previous studies. An eight-year greenhouse study was conducted on a sandy loam soil in Beijing, China to investigate the effects of organic fertilizer application rate on soil properties, and As and Cd accumulation in soil. The contamination risk of pak choi grown after eight years’ application of organic fertilizer was also evaluated. Soil organic carbon increased 3.0–3.8 times with low, medium and high rates of fertilizer application in 2018 compared to the initial soil. Organic fertilizer application significantly increased soil nutrients and microbial biomass while it mildly affected soil pH. The bioavailability of As/Cd has decreased after eight years’ application of organic fertilizer. Pak choi crop harvested from all three treatments in 2018 did not pose a threat to human health, even for life-time consumption. Soil total As content significantly decreased with organic fertilizer application, mainly due to the lower As content in the applied fertilizer than that in soil. Continuous application of clean organic fertilizer can be adopted to reduce the contamination risk of highly contaminated soil in the soil–plant system.
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author Na Sun
Rodney B. Thompson
Junxiang Xu
Shangqiang Liao
Linna Suo
Yutao Peng
Qing Chen
Jungang Yang
Yanmei Li
Guoyuan Zou
Yanxin Sun
author_facet Na Sun
Rodney B. Thompson
Junxiang Xu
Shangqiang Liao
Linna Suo
Yutao Peng
Qing Chen
Jungang Yang
Yanmei Li
Guoyuan Zou
Yanxin Sun
author_sort Na Sun
title Arsenic and Cadmium Accumulation in Soil as Affected by Continuous Organic Fertilizer Application: Implications for Clean Production
title_short Arsenic and Cadmium Accumulation in Soil as Affected by Continuous Organic Fertilizer Application: Implications for Clean Production
title_full Arsenic and Cadmium Accumulation in Soil as Affected by Continuous Organic Fertilizer Application: Implications for Clean Production
title_fullStr Arsenic and Cadmium Accumulation in Soil as Affected by Continuous Organic Fertilizer Application: Implications for Clean Production
title_full_unstemmed Arsenic and Cadmium Accumulation in Soil as Affected by Continuous Organic Fertilizer Application: Implications for Clean Production
title_sort arsenic and cadmium accumulation in soil as affected by continuous organic fertilizer application: implications for clean production
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/9a7d4af72b224b9ebd3be8fed7f9e2a6
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