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Wan L, Lv H, Qasim W, Xia L, Yao Z, Hu J, Zhao Y, Ding X, Zheng X, Li G, Lin S, Butterbach-Bahl K. Heavy metal and nutrient concentrations in top- and sub-soils of greenhouses and arable fields in East China - Effects of cultivation years, management, and shelter. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 307:119494. [PMID: 35597485 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although greenhouse vegetable production in China is rapidly changing, consumers are concerned about food quality and safety. Studies have shown that greenhouse soils are highly eutrophicated and potentially contaminated by heavy metals. However, to date, no regional study has assessed whether greenhouse soils differ significantly in their heavy metal and nutrient loads compared to adjacent arable land. Our study was conducted in Shouguang County, a key region of greenhouse vegetable production in China. Soil samples down to soil depths of 3 m were taken from 60 greenhouse vegetable fields of three different ages (5, 10, and 20 years) and from 20 adjacent arable fields to analyze the concentrations of heavy metals, nutrients, and soil physio-chemical parameters. A comparison of greenhouse soils with adjacent arable fields revealed that for greenhouses, (a) micro (heavy metals: Cu, Zn, and Mn) and macronutrients (Nmin, Olsen-P, available K) were significantly higher by a factor of about five, (b) N:P:K ratios were significantly imbalanced towards P and K, and (c) topsoil (0-30 cm) concentrations of the above-mentioned micro- and macronutrients increased with years of vegetable cultivation. In contrast, the soil concentrations of the heavy metals Cr and Pb were lower in greenhouse soils. Heavy metal concentrations did not vary significantly with soil depth, except for the micronutrients Cu and Zn, which were between 1- and 3-fold higher in the topsoil (0-30 cm) than in the subsoil (30-300 cm). The Nemerow pollution index (PN) was 0.37, which was below the recommended environmental threshold value (PN < 1). Structural equation model analysis revealed that soil nutrient concentrations in greenhouse soils are directly related to the input of fertilizers and agrochemicals. Lower values of soil Pb and Cr concentrations in greenhouses were due to the sheltering effect of the greenhouse roof, which protected soils from atmospheric deposition due to emissions from nearby industrial complexes.
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- Li Wan
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 82467, Germany
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 82467, Germany
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- Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 82467, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Hubei Engineering University, Hubei, 432000, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; College of Life Science and Technology, Hubei Engineering University, Hubei, 432000, China.
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- Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 82467, Germany; State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Wang X, Wu H, Dai C, Wang X, Wang L, Xu J, Lu Z. Microbial interactions enhanced environmental fitness and expanded ecological niches under dibutyl phthalate and cadmium co-contamination. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 306:119362. [PMID: 35489538 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Co-contamination of organic pollutants and heavy metals is universal in the natural environment. Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), a typical plasticizer, frequently coexists with cadmium (Cd) in nature. However, little attention has been given to the impacts of co-contamination by DBP and Cd on microbial communities or the responses of microbes. To address this, a microcosm experiment was conducted by supplying the exogenous DBP-degrading bacterium Glutamicibacter nicotianae ZM05 to investigate the interplay among DBP-Cd co-contamination, the exogenous DBP-degrading bacterium G. nicotianae ZM05, and indigenous microorganisms. To adapt to co-contamination stress, microbial communities adjust their diversity, interactions, and functions. The stability of the microbial community decreased under co-contamination, as evidenced by lower diversity, simpler network, and fewer ecological niches. Microbial interactions were strengthened, as evidenced by enriched pathways related to microbial communications. Meanwhile, interactions between microorganisms enhanced the environmental fitness of the exogenous DBP-degrading bacterium ZM05. Based on co-occurrence network prediction and coculture experiments, metabolic interactions between the non-DBP-degrading bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans ZM16 and ZM05 were proven. Strain ZM16 utilized protocatechuic acid, a DBP downstream metabolite, to relieve acid inhibition and adsorbed Cd to relieve toxic stress. These findings help to explain the responses of bacterial and fungal communities to DBP-Cd co-contamination and provide new insights for the construction of degrading consortia for bioremediation.
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- Xuejun Wang
- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystem Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Yan Y, Qu Y, Du R, Zhou W, Gao H, Lu R. Colorimetric assay based on arginine-functionalized gold nanoparticles for the detection of dibutyl phthalate in Baijiu samples. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:5179-5186. [PMID: 34672311 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay01464a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this paper, a simple and innovative colorimetric method is established, which is based on DBP-induced aggregation of arginine functionalized gold nanoparticles (ARG-AuNPs), and can be used for the sensitive determination of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) in Baijiu samples. The morphological characteristics and the color changes of ARG-AuNPs caused by aggregation show good sensitivity, and can be observed through ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and zeta potential technology. The color change of ARG-AuNPs from red to blue is due to the strong non-covalent interactions between DBP and ARG-AuNPs (electrostatic, van der Waals force and hydrogen bonding), which leads to the reduction of the electrostatic repulsion between the nanoparticles and aggregation. A two-stage linear equation was established between the absorption ratio (A690/A530) and the DBP concentration (0.0-2.8 mg L-1); the correlation coefficient (R2) was 0.9914-0.9940, and the detection limit (LOD) was estimated at 0.05 mg L-1. The designed ARG-AuNPs acting as a dependable sensor for the detection of Baijiu samples equally acquired satisfactory recoveries. When the concentration of DBP in the solution is more than 1.0 mg L-1, the color change can be clearly observed by the naked eye; so there is no need for sample preparation techniques and tedious operations to quickly and semi-quantitatively detect DBP. The successful application of the proposed method in Baijiu samples indicates its potential to detect DBP in more complex environment samples.
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- Yumei Yan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2#, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2#, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2#, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2#, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2#, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2#, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
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Bai X, Jiang Y, Miao H, Xue S, Chen Z, Zhou J. Intensive vegetable production results in high nitrate accumulation in deep soil profiles in China. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 287:117598. [PMID: 34147777 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A comprehensive understanding of the patterns and controlling factors of nitrate accumulation in intensive vegetable production is essential to solve this problem. For the first time, the national patterns and controlling factors of nitrate accumulation in soil of vegetable systems in China were analysed by compiling 1262 observations from 117 published articles. The results revealed that the nitrate accumulation at 0-100 cm, 100-200 cm, 200-300 cm, and >300 cm were 504, 390, 349, and 244 kg N ha-1, with accumulation rates of 62, 54, 19, and 16 kg N ha-1 yr-1 for plastic greenhouse vegetables (PG); for open field vegetables (OF), they were 264, 217, 228, and 242 kg N ha-1 with accumulation rates of 26, 24, 18, and 10 kg N ha-1 yr-1, respectively. Nitrate accumulation at 0-100 cm, 0-200 cm, and 0-400 cm accounted for 5%, 11%, and 17% of accumulated nitrogen (N) inputs for PG, and represented 4%, 9%, and 13% of accumulated N inputs for OF. Nitrogen input rates and soil pH had positive effects and soil organic carbon, water input rate, and carbon to nitrogen ratio (C/N) had negative effects on nitrate accumulation in root zone (0-100 cm soil). Nitrate accumulation in deep vadose zone (>100 cm soil) was positively correlated with N and water input rates, and was negatively correlated with soil organic carbon, C/N, and the clay content. Thus, for a given vegetable soil with relatively stable soil pH and soil clay content, reducing N and water inputs, and increasing soil organic carbon and C/N are effective measures to control nitrate accumulation.
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- Xinlu Bai
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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Wang Q, Zhang W, Xiao H, Sotta N, Beier MP, Takano J, Miwa K, Gao L, Fujiwara T. Involvement of boron transporter BOR1 in growth under low boron and high nitrate conditions in Arabidopsis thaliana. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 171:703-713. [PMID: 33090485 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BOR1 is an efflux transporter of boron (B), responsible for loading B into the xylem. It has been reported that nitrate (NO3 - ) concentrations significantly influence B concentrations in leaves and BOR1 mRNA accumulation in roots. Here, to unravel the interactive effects of B and NO3 - on plant growth and the function of BOR1 under the combination of B and NO3 - , seedling growth was analyzed in Col-0 and bor1 mutants. The growth of bor1 mutants was negatively affected by high NO3 - but neither by potassium chloride (KCl) nor ammonium (NH4 + ) under low B conditions, suggesting the involvement of BOR1 in growth under high NO3 - . Mutants of bor2 and bor4 did not exhibit such growth responses, suggesting that this effect was specific to BOR1 among the BORs tested. Under low B conditions, loss of the BOR1 function led to a more significant decrease in B concentrations in the presence of high NO3 - compared to normal NO3 - . Additionally, grafting experiments demonstrated that these effects of NO3 - occurred when BOR1 is absent in roots. High NO3 - treatment elevated BOR1 mRNA accumulation while the BOR1 protein accumulation was downregulated. These apparent opposite responses indicated that the transcriptional and (post-)translational regulations follow different patterns. Our work provides evidence of a novel regulation of BOR1 and another B transport system by both B and NO3 - in an interactive manner.
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- Qing Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Wei B, Yu J, Cao Z, Meng M, Yang L, Chen Q. The Availability and Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Greenhouse Soils Associated with Intensive Fertilizer Application. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17155359. [PMID: 32722363 PMCID: PMC7432447 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In China, greenhouse agriculture, which provides abundant vegetable products for human consumption, has been rapidly developed in recent decades. Heavy metal accumulation in greenhouse soil and products obtained have received increasing attention. Therefore, the availability and accumulation of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) and their association with soil pH, soil organic matter (SOM), inorganic nitrogen (IN), total nitrogen (TN), available phosphorus (AP), and planting year (PY) in greenhouse soils were analyzed. The results showed that the mean concentrations of available Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn were 17.25 μg/kg, 2.89, 0.18, 0.36, and 5.33 mg/kg, respectively, while their suggested levels in China are 0.6, 100, 100, 120, and 250 mg/kg. Cd, Cu, and Zn might be mainly originated from fertilizer application. A lower soil pH significantly increased the available Cu, Ni, and Zn concentrations and reduced Cd, Cu, Ni, and Zn accumulation. A higher AP significantly increased the proportions of available Cu, Ni, and Zn and elevated Cd, Cu, and Zn accumulation. There was a strong positive correlation between Cd, Pb, and Zn availability and TN, while IN was negatively related to the availability and accumulation of Cu and Zn. It was concluded that chemical fertilizer application increased the availability of Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn and the accumulation of Cd, Cu, and Zn. Manure application clearly elevated the accumulation and availability of Cd and Zn in greenhouse soil.
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- Binggan Wei
- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (B.W.); (J.Y.); (Z.C.); (M.M.)
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (B.W.); (J.Y.); (Z.C.); (M.M.)
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (B.W.); (J.Y.); (Z.C.); (M.M.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (B.W.); (J.Y.); (Z.C.); (M.M.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (B.W.); (J.Y.); (Z.C.); (M.M.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +86-010-6485-6504
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China;
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Zhou B, Zhao L, Wang Y, Sun Y, Li X, Xu H, Weng L, Pan Z, Yang S, Chang X, Li Y. Spatial distribution of phthalate esters and the associated response of enzyme activities and microbial community composition in typical plastic-shed vegetable soils in China. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 195:110495. [PMID: 32213368 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The widespread use of phthalate esters (PAEs) in plastic products has made them ubiquitous in environment. In this study, 93 soil samples were collected in 31 plastic-sheds from one of China's largest vegetable production bases, Shouguang City, Shandong Province, to investigate the pollution characteristics and composition of PAEs in soils. Eleven PAEs were detected in the soil samples with the total concentration of 756-1590 μg kg-1 dry soil. Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), bis (2-n-butoxyethyl) phthalate (DBEP), di-isobutyl phthalate (DiBP) and di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) were the main pollutants with the highest concentrations. Moreover, soil properties, including pH, total organic carbon (TOC), soil enzyme activities, and soil microbial community characteristics, were monitored to explore the associated formation mechanisms. The concentration of PAEs in the plastic-shed vegetable soils was regionalized and the contamination degree in different regions was related to soil microbial characteristics and soil enzyme activities. Phthalate ester is positively correlated with catalase and sucrase, and negatively correlated with dehydrogenase and urease. Furthermore, some tolerant and sensitive bacteria were selected, which possibly could be used as potential indicators of PAE contamination in soil. Dimethyl phthalate (DMP) and DBP also had greater effects on the soil microbial community than other PAEs. The results will provide essential data and support the control of PAEs in plastic-shed vegetable soils in China.
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- Bin Zhou
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory of Original Agro-Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control, MARA /Tianjin Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory of Original Agro-Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control, MARA /Tianjin Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Tianjin, 300191, China.
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- Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory of Original Agro-Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control, MARA /Tianjin Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory of Original Agro-Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control, MARA /Tianjin Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory of Original Agro-Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control, MARA /Tianjin Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory of Original Agro-Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control, MARA /Tianjin Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory of Original Agro-Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control, MARA /Tianjin Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory of Original Agro-Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control, MARA /Tianjin Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory of Original Agro-Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control, MARA /Tianjin Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Tianjin, 300191, China; College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Bai X, Zhang Z, Cui J, Liu Z, Chen Z, Zhou J. Strategies to mitigate nitrate leaching in vegetable production in China: a meta-analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:18382-18391. [PMID: 32189201 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08322-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nitrate leaching is a main nitrogen (N) loss pathway in vegetable production. Although there are numerous mitigation practices that control nitrate leaching, an integrated assessment of these measures is lacking. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis to integrate the assessment of strategies for controlling nitrate leaching from vegetable systems in China. The main strategies included improved N fertilizer management (INFM), reduced water management (RWM), comprehensive regulation of N fertilizer and water management (CFWM), and catch crops (CCs). Each mitigation measure decreased nitrate leaching significantly and did not reduce vegetable yields. CFWM reduced nitrate leaching the most at 41% on average, followed by CCs, RWM, and INFM (35%, 24%, and 22%, respectively). The nitrate leaching scaled yields (NLSY, defined as yield divided by the quantity of nitrate leaching) were significantly increased by 87%, 44%, 32%, and 27% for CFWM, CCs, INFM, and RWM, respectively. The efficacies of the strategies were dependent on soil properties. CFWM, INFM, and RWM were more effective in soils with low pH and coarse texture than in other soils. In conclusion, the risk of nitrate leaching from vegetable production systems is high, and INFM and CFWM are suggested to decrease nitrate leaching from vegetable production.
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- Xinlu Bai
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, China.
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Liu G, Liu B, Yang L, Hu W, Qu M, Lu F, Huang B. Using pXRF to assess the accumulation, sources, and potential ecological risk of potentially toxic elements in soil under two greenhouse vegetable production systems in North China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:11105-11115. [PMID: 31953770 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-07674-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Intensive greenhouse vegetable production (GVP) has increased the pollution risk of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in soils. This study examined the accumulation, sources, and potential ecological risk of six PTEs (Cu, Zn, As, Ni, Pb, and Cr) in soil under two GVP (solar greenhouse (SG) and round-arched plastic greenhouse (RAPG)) systems by portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pXRF) and conventional laboratory analysis. The results indicated that all PTE concentrations were lower than their corresponding thresholds in GVP soils, presenting a low potential ecological risk in both GVP soils according to risk indices (RI ≤ 40.67). As, Ni, Pb, and Cr were not significantly accumulated in both GVP soils. Although Cu and Zn accumulated in both GVP soils, their accumulation extents in SG soil were both greater than that in RAPG soil. Cu and Zn were mainly originated from anthropogenic activities based on multivariate statistical analysis, which were greatly associated with excessive manure application. Overall, pXRF can identify the accumulation difference of PTEs between the two GVP soils, which is generally consistent with conventional laboratory analysis. Hence, pXRF can be a promising alternative to conventional laboratory analysis for rapid assessment of PTEs accumulation, sources, and the potential ecological risk in the two GVP soils. Although PTEs had a low ecological risk, Cu and Zn accumulation in SG soil was increased with the planting years. Therefore, rational application of livestock manure containing high levels of Cu and Zn should inspire strategies to mitigate the environmental risk in GVP soils, especially in SG soil.
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- Guoming Liu
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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Song Y, Xu M, Li X, Bian Y, Wang F, Yang X, Gu C, Jiang X. Long-Term Plastic Greenhouse Cultivation Changes Soil Microbial Community Structures: A Case Study. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:8941-8948. [PMID: 30091910 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Plastic greenhouse vegetable cultivation (PGVC) has been widely developed around the world and has resulted in great changes in soil properties and potential contamination by phthalate esters (PAEs). Using high-throughput sequencing, this study investigated the succession and potential factors impacting soil microbial community structures over 20 years of PGVC. The results showed that the pH of soils under PGVC were significantly lower, while the nutrient contents of soils were higher, relative to those of open field soil. The residue concentrations of PAEs in soil under PGVC increased with increasing periods of PGVC. The fungal community diversity, rather than the bacterial community diversity, was significantly reduced in soils under PGVC. However, both the soil bacterial and fungal community structures were changed by long-term PGVC. Among the tested soil physicochemical properties, soil pH and clay were the top two factors affecting the soil bacterial community, while pH and phosphorus (P) mainly affected the soil fungal community structures. No relationship between the changes of microbial communities and PAE residues in soil was observed. This study indicates that the soil acidification and nutrient accumulation under PGVC mainly shifted the changes of soil microbial community structures, which could occur after only 5 years of PGVC.
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- Yang Song
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation , Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 71 East Beijing Road , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210008 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation , Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 71 East Beijing Road , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210008 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation , Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 71 East Beijing Road , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210008 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation , Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 71 East Beijing Road , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210008 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation , Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 71 East Beijing Road , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210008 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation , Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 71 East Beijing Road , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210008 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation , Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 71 East Beijing Road , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210008 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation , Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 71 East Beijing Road , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210008 , People's Republic of China
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Lü H, Mo CH, Zhao HM, Xiang L, Katsoyiannis A, Li YW, Cai QY, Wong MH. Soil contamination and sources of phthalates and its health risk in China: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2018; 164:417-429. [PMID: 29573717 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Phthalates (PAEs) are extensively used as plasticizers and constitute one of the most frequently detected organic contaminants in the environment. With the deterioration of eco-environment in China during the past three decades, many studies on PAE occurrence in soils and their risk assessments have been conducted which allow us to carry out a fairly comprehensive assessment of soil PAE contamination on a nation-wide scale. This review combines the updated information available associated with PAE current levels, distribution patterns (including urban soil, rural or agricultural soil, seasonal and vertical variations), potential sources, and human health exposure. The levels of PAEs in soils of China are generally at the high end of the global range, and higher than the grade II limits of the Environmental Quality Standard for soil in China. The most abundant compounds, di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), display obvious spatial distribution in different provinces. It is noted that urbanization and industrialization, application of plastic film (especially plastic film mulching in agricultural soil) and fertilizer are the major sources of PAEs in soil. Uptake of PAEs by crops, and human exposure to PAEs via ingestion of soil and vegetables are reviewed, with scientific gaps highlighted.
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- Huixiong Lü
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Environment Pollution Control and Remediation Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Environment Pollution Control and Remediation Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Environment Pollution Control and Remediation Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) - FRAM High North Research Centre on Climate and the Environment, Hjalmar Johansens gt. 14, NO-9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Environment Pollution Control and Remediation Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Environment Pollution Control and Remediation Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Environment Pollution Control and Remediation Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Consortium on Health, Environment, Education and Research (CHEER), Department of Science and Environmental Studies, the Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Cao Y, Gao Y, Qi Y, Li J. Biochar-enhanced composts reduce the potential leaching of nutrients and heavy metals and suppress plant-parasitic nematodes in excessively fertilized cucumber soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:7589-7599. [PMID: 29282668 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-1061-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Excessive fertilization is a common agricultural practice that has largely reduced soil nutrient retention capacity and led to nutrient leaching in China. To reduce nutrient leaching, in this study, we evaluated the application of biochar, compost, and biochar-compost on soil properties, leaching water quality, and cucumber plant growth in soils with different nutrient levels. In general, the concentrations of nutrients and heavy metals in leaching water were higher under high-nutrient conditions than under low-nutrient conditions. Both biochar and compost efficiently enhanced soil cation exchange capacity (CEC), water holding capacity (WHC), and microbial biomass carbon (MBC), nitrogen (MBN), and phosphorus (MBP), reduced the potential leaching of nutrients and heavy metals, and improved plant growth. The efficiency of biochar and compost in soil CEC, WHC, MBC, MBN, and MBP and plant growth was enhanced when applied jointly. In addition, biochar and biochar-enhanced compost efficiently suppressed plant-parasitic nematode infestation in a soil with high levels of both N and P. Our results suggest that biochar-enhanced compost can reduce the potential environmental risks in excessively fertilized vegetable soils.
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- Yune Cao
- College of Agriculture, Ningxia University, 489 Helanshan Xilu, Yinchuan, 750021, China.
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- College of Agriculture, Ningxia University, 489 Helanshan Xilu, Yinchuan, 750021, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, North West Agriculture and Forestry University, 3 Taicheng Lu, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ningxia University, 489 Helanshan Xilu, Yinchuan, 750021, China
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Tian T, Chen Z, Tian Y, Gao L. Microbial diversity in solar greenhouse soils in Round-Bohai Bay-Region, China: The influence of cultivation year and environmental condition. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:23236-23249. [PMID: 28831706 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9837-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Round-Bohai Bay (RBB)-Region is an important crop production area in China, where vegetables are mainly produced in solar greenhouses. However, excessive fertilization and monoculture have caused serious deterioration of soil quality in this region. Soil microbial communities play pivotal roles in many ecosystem processes and are recognized as integrative components of soil quality. Therefore, in this study, we investigated bacterial and fungal diversity in solar greenhouse soils covering a wide range of cultivation year (CY) and sampling site (SS), by using pyrosequencing technology. Surprisingly, CY and SS had little influence on bacterial and fungal relative abundance and diversity. However, environmental factors (EF) and soil available potassium (K) in particular made a significant contribution to the variation of soil bacterial and fungal communities. Specifically, K showed significant (P < 0.05) correlations with dominant bacterial phyla Bacteroidetes, Acidobacteria, Chloroflexi, and Planctomycetes and fungal phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. These results suggested that soil EF appeared more important than CY and SS in shaping the compositions of bacterial and fungal communities. In addition, since fertilizer K has been in the long-term abused in RBB-Region, future vegetable production should pay more attention to K input to reduce the negative effect on soil microbial communities.
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- Tian Tian
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu, Beijing, 100193, China
- College of Life Science, Linyi University, Shuangling Road, Linyi, 276005, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Science, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu, Beijing, 100193, China.
- Round-Bohai Bay-Region Collaborative Innovation Center for Protected Vegetables, Shenyang Agricultural University, Dongling Road 120, Liaoning, 110866, China.
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Ding K, Lu L, Wang J, Wang J, Zhou M, Zheng C, Liu J, Zhang C, Zhuang S. In vitro and in silico investigations of the binary-mixture toxicity of phthalate esters and cadmium (II) to Vibrio qinghaiensis sp.-Q67. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 580:1078-1084. [PMID: 27993475 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Phthalate esters (PAEs) are widely used as plasticizers and have become one of the emerging contaminants with an increasing public concern. The residues of PAEs frequently co-exist with heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd) in waters; however, their joint ecotoxicity remains largely unknown. We herein investigated the single and joint toxicity of commonly used PAEs and Cd using freshwater luminescent bacteria Vibrio qinghaiensis sp.-Q67. The median effective concentration (EC50) of benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diisooctyl phthalate (DIOP) and di-n-octyl phthalate (DOP) were determined to be in the range from 134.4mg/L to as high as 1000mg/L, indicating very weak toxicity to Vibrio qinghaiensis sp.-Q67. The toxicity of single PAEs showed a significant linear relationship with Log Kow, indicating the dependence of the elevated toxicity on the increasing hydrophilicity. The toxicity of binary mixture of PAEs was further evaluated in silico using the independent action (IA) model and concentration addition (CA) model. DMP-DEP, DEP-DBP or DMP-DBP exhibited antagonistic effects with the toxic unit value higher than 1.2. The CA and IA models poorly predicted the joint toxicity of DMP-DEP, DEP-DBP or DMP-DBP. The joint toxicity of the binary mixtures of DMP, DEP or DBP with Cd was simple additive as predicted by the CA and IA models. Our results indicated the potentially higher risk of PAEs in the presence of Cd, emphasizing the importance of determining the impact of their joint effects on aquatic organisms. The integrated in vitro and in silico methods employed in this study will be beneficial to study the joint toxicity and better assess the aquatic ecological risk of PAEs.
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- Keke Ding
- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Health Risk Factors for Seafood of Zhejiang Province, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Health Risk Factors for Seafood of Zhejiang Province, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Province Environmental Monitoring Center, Hangzhou 310005, China
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, TX 77058, USA
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Health Risk Factors for Seafood of Zhejiang Province, Zhoushan 316022, China.
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