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Zhang L, Zhao X, Yan X, Huang X, She D, Liu X, Yan X, Xia Y. Improving denitrification estimation by joint inclusion of suspended particles and chlorophyll a in aquaculture ponds. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 365:121681. [PMID: 38963966 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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The denitrification process in aquaculture systems plays a crucial role in nitrogen (N) cycle and N budget estimation. Reliable models are needed to rapidly quantify denitrification rates and assess nitrogen losses. This study conducted a comparative analysis of denitrification rates in fish, crabs, and natural ponds in the Taihu region from March to November 2021, covering a complete aquaculture cycle. The results revealed that aquaculture ponds exhibited higher denitrification rates compared to natural ponds. Key variables influencing denitrification rates were Nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N), Suspended particles (SPS), and chlorophyll a (Chla). There was a significant positive correlation between SPS concentration and denitrification rates. However, we observed that the denitrification rate initially rose with increasing Chla concentration, followed by a subsequent decline. To develop parsimonious models for denitrification rates in aquaculture ponds, we constructed five different statistical models to predict denitrification rates, among which the improved quadratic polynomial regression model (SQPR) that incorporated the three key parameters accounted for 80.7% of the variability in denitrification rates. Additionally, a remote sensing model (RSM) utilizing SPS and Chla explained 43.8% of the variability. The RSM model is particularly valuable for rapid estimation in large regions where remote sensing data are the only available source. This study enhances the understanding of denitrification processes in aquaculture systems, introduces a new model for estimating denitrification in aquaculture ponds, and offers valuable insights for environmental management.
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- Li Zhang
- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China; State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Changshu National Agro-Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Institute of Soil Science, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China; State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Changshu National Agro-Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Institute of Soil Science, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Changshu National Agro-Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Institute of Soil Science, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China
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- East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Changshu National Agro-Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Institute of Soil Science, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 211135, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Changshu National Agro-Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Institute of Soil Science, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 211135, China.
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Wang S, Li S, Ji M, Li J, Huang J, Dang Z, Jiang Z, Zhang S, Zhu X, Ji G. Long-neglected contribution of nitrification to N 2O emissions in the Yellow River. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 351:124099. [PMID: 38703980 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Rivers play a significant role in the global nitrous oxide (N2O) budget. However, the microbial sources and sinks of N2O in river systems are not well understood or quantified, resulting in the prolonged neglect of nitrification. This study investigated the isotopic signatures of N2O, thereby quantifying the microbial source of N2O production and the degree of N2O reduction in the Yellow River. Although denitrification has long been considered to be the dominant pathway of N2O production in rivers, our findings indicated that denitrification only accounted for 18.3% (8.2%-43.0%) of the total contribution to N2O production in the Yellow River, with 50.2%-80.2% being concurrently reduced. The denitrification contribution to N2O production (R2 = 0.44, p < 0.01) and N2O reduction degree (R2 = 0.70, p < 0.01) were positively related to the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) content. Similar to urban rivers and eutrophic lakes, denitrification was the primary process responsible for N2O production (43.0%) in certain reaches with high organic content (DOC = 5.29 mg/L). Nevertheless, the denitrification activity was generally constrained by the availability of electron donors (average DOC = 2.51 mg/L) throughout the Yellow River basin. Consequently, nitrification emerged as the primary contributor in the well-oxygenated Yellow River. Additionally, our findings further distinguished the respective contribution of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) to N2O emissions. Although AOB dominated the N2O production in the Yellow River, the AOA specie abundance (AOA/(AOA + AOB)) contributed up to 32.6%, which resulted in 25.6% of the total nitrifier-produced N2O, suggesting a significant occurrence of AOA in the oligotrophic Yellow River. Overall, this study provided a non-invasive approach for quantifying the microbial sources and sinks to N2O emissions, and demonstrated the substantial role of nitrification in the large oligotrophic rivers.
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- Shuo Wang
- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Department of Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 28359, Bremen, Germany
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- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Water Security for the Water Source Region of the Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Life Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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Wang C, Xv Y, Wu Z, Li X, Li S. Denitrification regulates spatiotemporal pattern of N 2O emission in an interconnected urban river-lake network. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 251:121144. [PMID: 38277822 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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Urban rivers are hotspots of N2O production and emission. Interconnected river-lake networks are constructed to improve the water quality and hydrodynamic conditions of urban rivers in many cities of China. However, the impact of the river-lake connectivity project on N2O production and emission remains unclear. This study investigated dissolved N2O and emission of the river-lake network in Wuhan City, China from March 2021 to December 2021. The results showed that river-lake connection greatly decreased riverine Nitrogen (N) concentration and increased dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration compare to traditional urban rivers. N2O emissions from the urban river interconnected with lakes (LUR: 67.3 ± 92.6 μmol/m2/d) were much lower than those from the traditional urban rivers (UR: 467.3 ± 1075.7 μmol/m2/d) and agricultural rivers (AR: 20.4 ± 15.3μmol/m2/d). Regression tree analysis suggested that the N2O concentrations were extremely high when hypoxia exists (DO < 1.6 mg/L), and TDN was the primary factor regulating N2O concentrations when hypoxia does not occur. Thus, we ascribe the low N2O emission in the LUR and AR to the lower N contents and higher DO concentrations. The microbial process of N2O production and consumption were quantitatively estimated by isotopic models. The mean proportion of denitrification derived N2O (fbD) was 63.5 %, 55.6 %, 42.3 % and 42.7 % in the UR, LUR, lakes and AR, suggested denitrification dominated N2O production in the urban rivers, but nitrification dominated N2O production in the lakes and AR. The positive correlation between logN2O and fbD suggested that denitrification is the key process to regulate the N2O production and emission. The abundance of denitrification genes (nirS and nirK) was much higher than that of nitrification genes (amoA and amoB), also evidenced that denitrification was the main N2O source. Therefore, river-lake interconnected projects changed the nutrients level and hypoxic condition, leading to the inhibition of denitrification and nitrification, and ultimately resulting in a decrease of N2O production and emission. These results advance the knowledge on the microbial processes that regulate N2O emissions in inland waters and illustrate the integrated management of water quality and N2O emission.
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- Chunlin Wang
- Institute of Changjiang Water Environment and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Phosphorus Resources Development and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, 206 Guanggu 1st Road, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Institute of Changjiang Water Environment and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Phosphorus Resources Development and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, 206 Guanggu 1st Road, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Institute of Changjiang Water Environment and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Phosphorus Resources Development and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, 206 Guanggu 1st Road, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Institute of Changjiang Water Environment and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Phosphorus Resources Development and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, 206 Guanggu 1st Road, Wuhan 430205, China.
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- Institute of Changjiang Water Environment and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Phosphorus Resources Development and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, 206 Guanggu 1st Road, Wuhan 430205, China.
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Tan Y, Chen Z, Liu W, Yang M, Du Z, Wang Y, Bol R, Wu D. Grazing exclusion alters denitrification N 2O/(N 2O + N 2) ratio in alpine meadow of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169358. [PMID: 38135064 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Grazing exclusion has been implemented worldwide as a nature-based solution for restoring degraded grassland ecosystems that arise from overgrazing. However, the effect of grazing exclusion on soil nitrogen cycle processes, subsequent greenhouse gas emissions and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we investigated the effect of four-year grazing exclusion on plant communities, soil properties, and soil nitrogen cycle-related functional gene abundance in an alpine meadow on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Using an automated continuous-flow incubation system, we performed an incubation experiment and measured soil-borne N2O, N2, and CO2 fluxes to three successive "hot moment" events (precipitation, N deposition, and oxic-to-anoxic transition) between grazing-excluded and grazing soil. Higher soil N contents (total nitrogen, NH4+, NO3-) and extracellular enzyme activities (β-1,4-glucosidase, β-1,4-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase, cellobiohydrolase) are observed under grazing exclusion. The aboveground and litter biomass of plant community was significantly increased by grazing exclusion, but grazing exclusion decreased the average number of plant species and microbial diversity. The N2O + N2 fluxes observed under grazing exclusion were higher than those observed under free grazing. The N2 emissions and N2O/(N2O + N2) ratios observed under grazing exclusion were higher than those observed under free grazing in oxic conditions. Instead, higher N2O fluxes and lower denitrification functional gene abundances (nirS, nirK, nosZ, and nirK + nirS) under anoxia were found under grazing exclusion than under free grazing. The N2O site-preference value indicates that under grazing exclusion, bacterial denitrification contributes more to higher N2O production compared with under free grazing (81.6 % vs. 59.9 %). We conclude that grazing exclusion could improve soil fertility and plant biomass, nevertheless it may lower plant and microbial diversity and increase potential N2O emission risk via the alteration of the denitrification end-product ratio. This indicates that not all grassland management options result in a mutually beneficial situation among wider environmental goals such as greenhouse gas mitigation, biodiversity, and social welfare.
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- Yuechen Tan
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Wetland Services and Restoration, Institute of Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Wetland Services and Restoration, Institute of Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Guangzhou Research Institute of Environment Protection Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510620, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Wetland Services and Restoration, Institute of Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China.
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany; School of Natural Sciences, Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Ma Q, Pang M, Huang Z, Mu R, Pang Y. Derivation and application of a parameter for denitrification rates in the Taihu Lake model based on an isotope-labeled denitrification experiment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:15559-15570. [PMID: 38296932 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32227-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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In recent years, the total nitrogen concentration in Taihu Lake has decreased significantly. Denitrification, as the main nitrogen removal process, is the key reason for the decrease. Here, the denitrification parameter values in the Environmental Fluid Dynamic Code (EFDC) model were calculated based on isotope-labeled denitrification experiment instead of selecting the recommended values directly. This study further focused on EFDC denitrification parameter derivation with an experimental denitrification rate (Dtot) to reduce simulation errors. According to the EFDC nitrate deposition flux mechanism, the conversion equation between the denitrification rate of the first sediment layer ([Formula: see text]) in EFDC and Dtot was successfully derived. The results revealed a linear correlation between [Formula: see text] and (Dtot)1/2. The [Formula: see text] values of sampling points ranged from 0.25 to 0.27 m·day-1, within the range of model parameters. After substituting [Formula: see text] into the Taihu Lake EFDC model, the average percentage bias and determination coefficient of total nitrogen were 16.25% and 0.87, respectively. The average total nitrogen concentration reduction caused by denitrification at water quality calibration points ranged from 0.027 to 0.305 mg·L-1.
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- Qiuxia Ma
- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China.
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- Guangdong Research Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower, Guangzhou, 510610, China
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- East China Inspection Bureau, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing, 210019, China
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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Liang X, Zhou W, Yang R, Zhang D, Wang H, Li Q, Qi Z, Li Y, Lin W. Microbial mechanism of biochar addition to reduce N 2O emissions from soilless substrate systems. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 348:119326. [PMID: 37844399 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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The soilless peat-based substrate partially solves the global soil problem in greenhouse vegetable production. However, it still produces serious N2O emissions due to the application of nutrient solutions. The pyrolysis biochar is regarded as an effective measure to reduce soil N2O emissions. However, the effect and mechanism of biochar on N2O emissions from the soilless substrate remain unknown. Therefore, this study set up six treatments by adjusting the ratio of biochar addition of peat-based substrate: 0% (0BC), 2% (2BC), 4% (4BC), 6% (6BC), 8% (8BC) and 10% (10BC) (v/v). The results showed that compared to the control treatment, N2O emissions reduced by 81%, 71%, 51%, 61%, and 75% in the 2BC, 4BC, 6BC, 8BC and 10BC treatments, respectively. In addition, lettuce yield increased by 10% and 7% in the 2BC and 4BC treatments and decreased by 0.5%, 4% and 6% in the 6BC, 8BC and 10BC treatments, respectively. Combining stable isotope technology, qPCR analysis and high-throughput sequencing, five microbial pathways of N2O production, including bacterial and archaea nitrification (BN and AN), denitrification performed by fungi, denitrifier bacteria and nitrifier bacteria (FD, DD and ND), were roughly distinguished. In addition, the extent of N2O reduction was obtained by δ18O vs.δ15NSP map. For all treatments, overall, the DD process (over 50%) was the main process of N2O production and reduction, while ND and AN processes were almost negligible (less 5%). In detail, the decrease of N2O emissions was caused by decreasing the contribution of FD in the 6BC, 8BC and 10BC treatments and reducing the contribution of BN in the 0BC and 2BC treatments. In addition, biochar addition increased the extent of N2O reduction to N2. In summary, the 2% biochar addition presented the greatest extent of N2O reduction to N2 (83%) and the lowest N2O emissions as well as the highest lettuce yields and nitrogen utilization efficiency. Therefore, 2% biochar is deemed the most optimal addition to the peat-based substrate.
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- Xiaofeng Liang
- College of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, PR China.
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610213, PR China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610213, PR China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610213, PR China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610213, PR China
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- Environmental Stable Isotope Lab., Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, PR China; Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610213, PR China
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- Environmental Stable Isotope Lab., Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610213, PR China; Environmental Stable Isotope Lab., Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
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Yang P, Tang KW, Zhang L, Lin X, Yang H, Tong C, Hong Y, Tan L, Lai DYF, Tian Y, Zhu W, Ruan M, Lin Y. Effects of landscape modification on coastal sediment nitrogen availability, microbial functional gene abundances and N 2O production potential across the tropical-subtropical gradient. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 227:115829. [PMID: 37011802 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Wetland sediment is an important nitrogen pool and a source of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). Modification of coastal wetland landscape due to plant invasion and aquaculture activities may drastically change this N pool and the related dynamics of N2O. This study measured the sediment properties, N2O production and relevant functional gene abundances in 21 coastal wetlands across five provinces along the tropical-subtropical gradient in China, which all had experienced the same sequence of habitat transformation from native mudflats (MFs) to invasive Spartina alterniflora marshes (SAs) and subsequently to aquaculture ponds (APs). Our results showed that change from MFs to SAs increased the availability of NH4+-N and NO3--N and the abundance of functional genes related to N2O production (amoA, nirK, nosZ Ⅰ, and nosZ Ⅱ), whereas conversion of SAs to APs resulted in the opposite changes. Invasion of MFs by S. alterniflora increased N2O production potential by 127.9%, whereas converting SAs to APs decreased it by 30.4%. Based on structural equation modelling, nitrogen substrate availability and abundance of ammonia oxidizers were the key factors driving the change in sediment N2O production potential in these wetlands. This study revealed the main effect patterns of habitat modification on sediment biogeochemistry and N2O production across a broad geographical and climate gradient. These findings will help large-scale mapping and assessing landscape change effects on sediment properties and greenhouse gas emissions along the coast.
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- Ping Yang
- School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China; Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Resources and Environment, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China; Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-geographical Process of Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China.
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- Department of Biosciences, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China; Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China
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- School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China; Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Resources and Environment, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China; Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AB, UK
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- School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China; Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China; Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-geographical Process of Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China.
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- School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China
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- Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China
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- School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China
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- School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China
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- School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China; Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Resources and Environment, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, PR China.
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Ma Q, Pang M, Pang Y, Zhang L, Huang Z. Arrhenius equation construction and nitrate source identification of denitrification at the Lake Taihu sediment - water interface with 15 N isotope. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:65702-65711. [PMID: 37093390 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27122-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Total nitrogen in Taihu Lake, China has gradually decreased since 2015 while the total phosphorus concentration has exhibited an increasing trend, indicating an asynchronous change. The dominant nitrogen removal process in freshwater ecosystems is denitrification which primarily occurs at the sediment-water interface. In this study, 15 N isotope incubation experiments were attempted to analyze the effect of water temperature on denitrification, to construct the regional denitrification Arrhenius equations considering water temperature, and to identify the nitrate source of denitrification in Lake Taihu sediments. The results indicated that the potential N2 production rates and denitrification rates generally decreased in the west to east direction, which was significantly positively correlated with the nitrate concentration of overlying water by Pearson correlation coefficient analysis (P < 0.05). In addition, when the water temperature was lower than 30 °C, the rates of the potential N2 production and denitrification were higher with an increase in water temperature, but when the water temperature was overhigh, denitrification was inhibited. The ratio of the total denitrification rate of nitrate from the water column in the sediment to the total denitrification rate during the incubation experiment was above 0.5 at each sampling site. This indicated that the denitrification in the Lake Taihu sediment primarily occurred at the expense of nitrate from the water column. The research results of Arrhenius equation construction and nitrate source identification of denitization can be applied to improve the accuracy of water quality model of Taihu Lake, which is of great significance to improve Taihu Lake water quality, and can act as a reference for the water environment treatment of other shallow eutrophic lakes in China and abroad.
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- Qiuxia Ma
- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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Lin W, Li Q, Zhou W, Yang R, Zhang D, Wang H, Li Y, Qi Z, Li Y. Insights into production and consumption processes of nitrous oxide emitted from soilless culture systems by dual isotopocule plot and functional genes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 856:159046. [PMID: 36181829 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Soilless culture systems (SCS) play an increasing role in greenhouse vegetable production. In the SCS, soilless substrates serve as the major substitute for soil, supplying nutrients to plants but releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Remarkably, there is a serious problem of N2O emission due to excessive input of N fertilizer. However, the microbial processes of N2O production and consumption in soilless substrates have been rarely studied resulting in difficultly interpreting for its global warming potential. Therefore, these pathways from two classic soilless substrates under two irrigation patterns were investigated by stable isotope technology combined with qPCR analysis in present study. The results according to the dual isotopocule plot of δ15NSP vs. δ18O showed that the mean contribution of denitrification and the mean extent of N2O reduction of case i (Reduction-Mixing) were 26.2 and 81.2 % for the treatment of peat based substrate under drip irrigation (PD), 47.7 and 70.3 % for the treatment of coir substrate under drip irrigation (CD), 29.0 and 80.8 % for the treatment of peat based substrate under tidal irrigation (PT), and 50.8 and 47.4 % for the treatment of coir substrate under tidal irrigation (CT). These results were also further confirmed by the abundance of major functional genes including AOA amoA, nirK and nosZ. Altogether, N2O emission and its microbial processes are determined by substrate types instead of irrigation patterns. For detail, denitrification dominated in the peat based substrate and nitrification dominated in the coir substrate. Compared to the coir substrate, the peat based substrate had higher abundance of functional genes and stronger denitrification and thus generated more N2O. For the two soilless substrates, moreover, the microbiome replaced the mineral N content as the limiting factor for N2O emission. In the SCS, in summary, the two soilless substrates play an important role in tomato growth, but might suffer from inorganic nutrient surplus and microbial shortage. More importantly, the combined analysis of N2O isotopocule deltas and functional genes is a robust tool and provides reliable conclusions for clarifying the microbial processes of N2O production and consumption, thus it is also recommended for use in environments other than soilless substrates.
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- Wei Lin
- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China; Environmental Stable Isotope Lab., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Environmental Stable Isotope Lab., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China; Environmental Stable Isotope Lab., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China.
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Environmental Stable Isotope Lab., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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Karlowsky S, Buchen-Tschiskale C, Odasso L, Schwarz D, Well R. Sources of nitrous oxide emissions from hydroponic tomato cultivation: Evidence from stable isotope analyses. Front Microbiol 2023; 13:1080847. [PMID: 36687587 PMCID: PMC9845576 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1080847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Introduction Hydroponic vegetable cultivation is characterized by high intensity and frequent nitrogen fertilizer application, which is related to greenhouse gas emissions, especially in the form of nitrous oxide (N2O). So far, there is little knowledge about the sources of N2O emissions from hydroponic systems, with the few studies indicating that denitrification could play a major role. Methods Here, we use evidence from an experiment with tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) grown in a hydroponic greenhouse setup to further shed light into the process of N2O production based on the N2O isotopocule method and the 15N tracing approach. Gas samples from the headspace of rock wool substrate were collected prior to and after 15N labeling at two occasions using the closed chamber method and analyzed by gas chromatography and stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Results The isotopocule analyses revealed that either heterotrophic bacterial denitrification (bD) or nitrifier denitrification (nD) was the major source of N2O emissions, when a typical nutrient solution with a low ammonium concentration (1-6 mg L-1) was applied. Furthermore, the isotopic shift in 15N site preference and in δ18O values indicated that approximately 80-90% of the N2O produced were already reduced to N2 by denitrifiers inside the rock wool substrate. Despite higher concentrations of ammonium present during the 15N labeling (30-60 mg L-1), results from the 15N tracing approach showed that N2O mainly originated from bD. Both, 15N label supplied in the form of ammonium and 15N label supplied in the form of nitrate, increased the 15N enrichment of N2O. This pointed to the contribution of other processes than bD. Nitrification activity was indicated by the conversion of small amounts of 15N-labeled ammonium into nitrate. Discussion/Conclusion Comparing the results from N2O isotopocule analyses and the 15N tracing approach, likely a combination of bD, nD, and coupled nitrification and denitrification (cND) was responsible for the vast part of N2O emissions observed in this study. Overall, our findings help to better understand the processes underlying N2O and N2 emissions from hydroponic tomato cultivation, and thereby facilitate the development of targeted N2O mitigation measures.
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- Stefan Karlowsky
- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) e.V., Großbeeren, Germany,*Correspondence: Stefan Karlowsky, ✉
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- Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) e.V., Großbeeren, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) e.V., Großbeeren, Germany,Operation Mercy, Amman, Jordan
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- Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, Braunschweig, Germany
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Liang X, Wang B, Gao D, Han P, Zheng Y, Yin G, Dong H, Tang Y, Hou L. Nitrification Regulates the Spatiotemporal Variability of N 2O Emissions in a Eutrophic Lake. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:17430-17442. [PMID: 36347244 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c03992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from lakes exhibit significant spatiotemporal heterogeneity, and quantitative identification of the different N2O production processes is greatly limited, causing the role of nitrification to be undervalued or ignored in models of a lake's N2O emissions. Here, the contributions of nitrification and denitrification to N2O production were quantitatively assessed in the eutrophic Lake Taihu using molecular biology and isotope mapping techniques. The N2O fluxes ranged from -41.48 to 28.84 μmol m-2 d-1 in the lake, with lower N2O concentrations being observed in spring and summer and significantly higher N2O emissions being observed in autumn and winter. The 15N site preference and relevant isotopic evidence demonstrated that denitrification contributed approximately 90% of the lake's gross N2O production during summer and autumn, 27-83% of which was simultaneously eliminated via N2O reduction. Surprisingly, nitrification seemed to act as a key process promoting N2O production and contributing to the lake as a source of N2O emissions. A combination of N2O isotopocule-based approaches and molecular techniques can be used to determine the precise characteristics of microbial N2O production and consumption in eutrophic lakes. The results of this study provide a basis for accurately assessing N2O emissions from lakes at the regional and global scales.
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- Xia Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai200241, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai200241, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai200241, People's Republic of China
- School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai200241, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai200241, People's Republic of China
- School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai200241, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai200241, People's Republic of China
- School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai200241, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai200241, People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquatic Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai200241, People's Republic of China
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Liu C, Mi X, Zhang X, Fan Y, Zhang W, Liao W, Xie J, Gao Z, Roelcke M, Liu H. Impacts of slurry application methods and inhibitors on gaseous emissions and N 2O pathways in meadow-cinnamon soil. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 318:115560. [PMID: 35738130 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the impact of mitigation practices (slurry application methods and inhibitors applications) on gas emissions and identify the soil N2O production pathways in cattle slurry applied soil using isotopocule mapping approach. First, we compared the NH3 and N2O emissions of cattle slurry applied soil in a summer maize field experiment in north China plain (NCP) with four treatments: control (CK, no fertilization), slurry application using surface (SA-S), slurry application using band application (BA-S), and chemical fertilizer application using band application (BA-C). Then, an incubation experiment was conducted to investigate the mitigation effect of nitrification inhibitors (dicyandiamide, DCD) and denitrification inhibitors (procyanidins, PC) and their combination (DCD + PC) on gaseous N emissions with slurry applied using incorporation (IA) or surface application (SA) methods. The results showed that the total gaseous N emissions (N2O-N and NH3-N) in field were in the order of SA-S (1534 mg m-2) > BA-S (338 mg m-2) > BA-C (128 mg m-2) > CK (55 mg m-2), and the dominant N loss contributor varied from NH3 in SA-S (∼89%) to N2O in BA-S (∼94%) and BA-C (∼88%). Moreover, the isotopocule mapping approach indicated that emitted N2O of the slurry applied soil in field appeared to have lower rN2O values and led to more N2O + N2 emissions at the initial fertilization period. The incubation experiment indicated that the N2O emissions of slurry-applied soil were significantly reduced by DCD (∼45%) and DCD + PC (∼67%) application in comparison with CK (p < 0.05), and the stronger contributions of bacterial denitrification/nitrifier denitrification to N2O production were revealed by the lower δ15NSP in N2O using the isotopocule mapping approach. In conclusion, in NCP the gaseous losses of the slurry applied field can be largely reduced by using incorporation method, and greater reduction could be achieved given the simultaneous application of nitrification/denitrification inhibitors.
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- Chunjing Liu
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, 071000, Baoding, PR China; Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-Environment of Hebei Province, 071000, Baoding, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, 071000, Baoding, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, 071000, Baoding, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, 071000, Baoding, PR China
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- General Husbandry Station of Hebei Province, 050000, Shijiazhuang, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, 071000, Baoding, PR China; Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-Environment of Hebei Province, 071000, Baoding, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, 071000, Baoding, PR China; Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-Environment of Hebei Province, 071000, Baoding, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, 071000, Baoding, PR China; Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-Environment of Hebei Province, 071000, Baoding, PR China.
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- Institute of Geoecology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany; Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, 071000, Baoding, PR China; Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-Environment of Hebei Province, 071000, Baoding, PR China
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Zheng Q, Ding J, Lin W, Yao Z, Li Q, Xu C, Zhuang S, Kou X, Li Y. The influence of soil acidification on N 2O emissions derived from fungal and bacterial denitrification using dual isotopocule mapping and acetylene inhibition. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 303:119076. [PMID: 35240268 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Denitrification, as both origins and sinks of N2O, occurs extensively, and is of critical importance for regulating N2O emissions in acidified soils. However, whether soil acidification stimulates N2O emissions, and if so for what reason contributes to stimulate the emissions is uncertain and how the N2O fractions from fungal (ffD) and bacterial (fbD) denitrification change with soil pH is unclear. Thus, a pH gradient (6.2, 7.1, 8.7) was set via manipulating cropland soils (initial pH 8.7) in North China to illustrate the effect of soil acidification on fungal and bacterial denitrification after the addition of KNO3 and glucose. For source partitioning, we used and compared SP/δ18O mapping approach (SP/δ18O MAP) and acetylene inhibition technique combined isotope two endmember mixing model (AIT-IEM). The results showed significantly higher N2O emissions in the acidified soils (pH 6.2 and pH 7.1) compared with the initial soil (pH 8.7). The cumulative N2O emissions during the whole incubation period (15 days) ranged from 7.1 mg N kg-1 for pH 8.7-18.9 mg N kg-1 for pH 6.2. With the addition of glucose, relative to treatments without glucose, this emission also increased with the decrement of pH values, and were significantly stimulated. Similarly, the highest N2O emissions and N2O/(N2O + N2) ratios (rN2O) were observed in the pH 6.2 treatment. But the difference was the highest cumulative N2O + N2 emissions, which were recorded in the pH 7.1 treatment based on SP/δ18O MAP. Based on both approaches, ffD values slightly increased with the acidification of soil, and bacterial denitrification was the dominant pathway in all treatments. The SP/δ18O MAP data indicated that both the rN2O and ffD were lower compared to AIT-IEM. It has been known for long that low pH may lead to high rN2O of denitrification and ffD, but our documentation of a pervasive pH-control of rN2O and ffD by utilizing combined SP/δ18O MAP and AIT-IEM is new. The results of the evaluated N2O emissions by acidified soils are finely explained by high rN2O and enhanced ffD. We argue that soil pH management should be high on the agenda for mitigating N2O emissions in the future, particularly for regions where long-term excessive nitrogen fertilizer is likely to acidify the soils.
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- Qian Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Environmental Stable Isotope Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China; Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610213, China
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- Management Service Center of Shandong Binzhou National Agricultural Science and Technology Park, Binzhou, 256600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China; Environmental Stable Isotope Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Gao D, Hou L, Liu M, Zheng Y, Yin G, Niu Y. N 2O emission dynamics along an intertidal elevation gradient in a subtropical estuary: Importance of N 2O consumption. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 205:112432. [PMID: 34843720 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Studying nitrous oxide (N2O) production and consumption processes along an intertidal elevation gradient can improve the understanding of N2O dynamics among coastal wetlands. A natural-abundance isotope technique was applied to characterize the processes responsible for N2O emission in high, middle and low intertidal zones in the Yangtze Estuary. The results showed that N2O emission rates in high tidal zones (0.84 ± 0.35 nmol g-1 h-1) were significantly higher than those in middle (0.21 ± 0.04 nmol g-1 h-1) and low tidal zones (0.26 ± 0.05 nmol g-1 h-1). Gross N2O production and consumption rates were greater in high and low tidal zones than in middle tidal zones, whereas N2O consumption proportions generally increased from high to low tidal zones. N2O consumption was quite pronounced, implying that N2O emission in estuarine wetlands accounts for only a small fraction of the total production. Higher degrees of N2O consumption were the pivotal driver of less N2O emission in low tidal zones. Bacterial denitrification (>84%) was the dominant pathway, although hydroxylamine (NH2OH) oxidation/fungal denitrification contributed substantially to N2O production in high tidal flats. The contribution to N2O production exhibited a decrease in NH2OH oxidation/fungal denitrification and an increase in bacterial denitrification with decreasing elevation. Changes in N2O dynamics along the elevation gradient were affected by carbon and nitrogen substrate availabilities as well as the redox environments. Overall, our findings highlight the importance of N2O consumption in controlling N2O emission in intertidal wetlands, especially with higher inundation frequencies and durations.
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- Dengzhou Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, China; Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, College of Geographical Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, College of Geographical Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, China; Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, College of Geographical Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, College of Geographical Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, China
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Fang F, Li Y, Yuan D, Zheng Q, Ding J, Xu C, Lin W, Li Y. Distinguishing N 2O and N 2 ratio and their microbial source in soil fertilized for vegetable production using a stable isotope method. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 801:149694. [PMID: 34428661 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Vegetable production systems with excessive nitrogen fertilizer result in severe N2O emission. It is pivotal to identify the source of N2O for reducing N2O emission, but estimating microbial pathways of N2O production is very difficult due to the existence of N2O reduction. A promising tool can address this problem by using δ18O and δ15NSP of N2O to construct a dual isotopocule plot. For ascertaining the microbial pathways of N2O production and consumption in soil fertilized for vegetable production, four treatments were set up: urea (U), half urea and half organic fertilizer (UO), organic fertilizer (O) and no fertilizer (NF), and the experiment was carried out continuously for two years. The δ18O vs. δ15NSP plot method indicated that the nitrification/fungal denitrification was a dominant in N2O emission, and the U treatment was the highest, followed by OU, O and NF in the both years. Among the different treatments, furthermore, the N2O flux had the same trend, whereas the extent of N2O reduction showed an opposite trend. Overall, inorganic fertilizer enhances nitrification/fungal denitrification and hinders reduction of N2O to N2, resulting in a larger amount of N2O emission. However, organic fertilizer increases the contribution of denitrification and greatly improves the extent of N2O reduction, which helps to reduce N2O emission. Therefore, organic fertilizer is crucial to reducing N2O emission by enhancing N2O reduction and should be properly applied in production practice.
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- Fuli Fang
- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China
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- Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau, Songshan District, Chifeng 024000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China; Environmental Stable Isotope Lab., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Environmental Stable Isotope Lab., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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Cao Y, Wang X, Zhang X, Misselbrook T, Bai Z, Ma L. Nitrifier denitrification dominates nitrous oxide production in composting and can be inhibited by a bioelectrochemical nitrification inhibitor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 341:125851. [PMID: 34523577 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Targeted options to reduce nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from composting is scarce due to challenges in disentangling the complex N2O production pathways. Here, combined approaches of nitrogen form analysis, isotopocule mapping, quantitative PCR, and Illumina MiSeq sequencing were used to differentiate N2O production pathways and decipher the underlying biochemical mechanisms. Results suggested that most N2O was produced at the latter stage through nitrifier denitrification. The bioelectrochemical assistance through applying an electric potential reduced N2O emissions by 28.5-75.5%, and the underlying mitigation mechanism was ammonia oxidation repression, as evidenced by the observed reduction in the proportion of the amoA containing family Nitrosomonadaceae from 99% to 83% at the lower voltage and to a negligible level at the higher voltage assessed, which was attributed to their depressed competitiveness for oxygen with heterotrophs. The findings provide evidence that the bioelectrochemical assistance could function as a nitrification inhibitor to minimize compost derived N2O emissions.
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- Yubo Cao
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Key Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, Hebei, China; University of Chinese Academy of Science, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Key Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, Hebei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Key Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, Hebei, China
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- Sustainable Agricultural Sciences, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Key Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, Hebei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Key Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang 050021, Hebei, China.
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Gallarotti N, Barthel M, Verhoeven E, Pereira EIP, Bauters M, Baumgartner S, Drake TW, Boeckx P, Mohn J, Longepierre M, Mugula JK, Makelele IA, Ntaboba LC, Six J. In-depth analysis of N 2O fluxes in tropical forest soils of the Congo Basin combining isotope and functional gene analysis. THE ISME JOURNAL 2021; 15:3357-3374. [PMID: 34035444 PMCID: PMC8528805 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-021-01004-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Primary tropical forests generally exhibit large gaseous nitrogen (N) losses, occurring as nitric oxide (NO), nitrous oxide (N2O) or elemental nitrogen (N2). The release of N2O is of particular concern due to its high global warming potential and destruction of stratospheric ozone. Tropical forest soils are predicted to be among the largest natural sources of N2O; however, despite being the world's second-largest rainforest, measurements of gaseous N-losses from forest soils of the Congo Basin are scarce. In addition, long-term studies investigating N2O fluxes from different forest ecosystem types (lowland and montane forests) are scarce. In this study we show that fluxes measured in the Congo Basin were lower than fluxes measured in the Neotropics, and in the tropical forests of Australia and South East Asia. In addition, we show that despite different climatic conditions, average annual N2O fluxes in the Congo Basin's lowland forests (0.97 ± 0.53 kg N ha-1 year-1) were comparable to those in its montane forest (0.88 ± 0.97 kg N ha-1 year-1). Measurements of soil pore air N2O isotope data at multiple depths suggests that a microbial reduction of N2O to N2 within the soil may account for the observed low surface N2O fluxes and low soil pore N2O concentrations. The potential for microbial reduction is corroborated by a significant abundance and expression of the gene nosZ in soil samples from both study sites. Although isotopic and functional gene analyses indicate an enzymatic potential for complete denitrification, combined gaseous N-losses (N2O, N2) are unlikely to account for the missing N-sink in these forests. Other N-losses such as NO, N2 via Feammox or hydrological particulate organic nitrogen export could play an important role in soils of the Congo Basin and should be the focus of future research.
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- Nora Gallarotti
- grid.5801.c0000 0001 2156 2780Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- grid.5801.c0000 0001 2156 2780Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- grid.4391.f0000 0001 2112 1969College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR USA
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- grid.449717.80000 0004 5374 269XSchool of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX USA
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- grid.5342.00000 0001 2069 7798Isotope Bioscience Laboratory, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ,grid.5342.00000 0001 2069 7798Computational and Applied Vegetation Ecology Lab, Department of Environment, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- grid.5801.c0000 0001 2156 2780Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland ,grid.7942.80000 0001 2294 713XEarth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium
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- grid.5801.c0000 0001 2156 2780Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- grid.5342.00000 0001 2069 7798Isotope Bioscience Laboratory, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- grid.7354.50000 0001 2331 3059Laboratory for Air Pollution/Environmental Technology, Swiss Federal Laboratories of Materials Science and Technology, Empa Dubendorf, Switzerland
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- grid.5801.c0000 0001 2156 2780Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- grid.442836.f0000 0004 7477 7760Département de Biologie, Université Officielle de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- grid.442836.f0000 0004 7477 7760Département de Biologie, Université Officielle de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo ,grid.5342.00000 0001 2069 7798Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- grid.442834.d0000 0004 6011 4325Département d’ Agronomie, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- grid.5801.c0000 0001 2156 2780Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Bracken CJ, Lanigan GJ, Richards KG, Müller C, Tracy SR, Grant J, Krol DJ, Sheridan H, Lynch MB, Grace C, Fritch R, Murphy PNC. Source partitioning using N 2O isotopomers and soil WFPS to establish dominant N 2O production pathways from different pasture sward compositions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 781:146515. [PMID: 33812119 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) emitted from agricultural soils and is influenced by nitrogen (N) fertiliser management and weather and soil conditions. Source partitioning N2O emissions related to management practices and soil conditions could suggest effective mitigation strategies. Multispecies swards can maintain herbage yields at reduced N fertiliser rates compared to grass monocultures and may reduce N losses to the wider environment. A restricted-simplex centroid experiment was used to measure daily N2O fluxes and associated isotopomers from eight experimental plots (7.8 m2) post a urea-N fertiliser application (40 kg N ha-1). Experimental pastures consisted of differing proportions of grass, legume and forage herb represented by perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne), white clover (Trifolium repens) and ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata), respectively. N2O isotopomers were measured using a cavity ring down spectroscopy (CRDS) instrument adapted with a small sample isotope module (SSIM) for the analysis of gas samples ≤20 mL. Site preference (SP = δ15Nα - δ15Nβ) and δ15Nbulk ((δ15Nα + δ15Nβ) / 2) values were used to attribute N2O production to nitrification, denitrification or a mixture of both nitrification and denitrification over a range of soil WFPS (%). Daily N2O fluxes ranged from 8.26 to 86.86 g N2O-N ha-1 d-1. Overall, 34.2% of daily N2O fluxes were attributed to nitrification, 29.0% to denitrification and 36.8% to a mixture of both. A significant diversity effect of white clover and ribwort plantain on predicted SP and δ15Nbulk indicated that the inclusion of ribwort plantain may decrease N2O emission through biological nitrification inhibition under drier soil conditions (31%-75% WFPS). Likewise, a sharp decline in predicted SP indicates that increased white clover content could increase N2O emissions associated with denitrification under elevated soil moisture conditions (43%-77% WFPS). Biological nitrification inhibition from ribwort plantain inclusion in grassland swards and management of N fertiliser source and application timing to match soil moisture conditions could be useful N2O mitigation strategies.
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- Conor J Bracken
- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; UCD Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; Teagasc, Environmental Research Center, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Center, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Center, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
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- UCD Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; Institute of Plant Ecology, Justus-Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, 35392 Giessen, Germany; UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; UCD Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Teagasc Food Research Center Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Center, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
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- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; UCD Lyons Farm, Lyons Estate, Celbridge, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; UCD Lyons Farm, Lyons Estate, Celbridge, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; UCD Lyons Farm, Lyons Estate, Celbridge, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; UCD Lyons Farm, Lyons Estate, Celbridge, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; UCD Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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Bracken CJ, Lanigan GJ, Richards KG, Müller C, Tracy SR, Well R, Carolan R, Murphy PNC. Development and verification of a novel isotopic N 2 O measurement technique for discrete static chamber samples using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2021; 35:e9049. [PMID: 33461241 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.9049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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RATIONALE N2 O isotopomers are a useful tool to study soil N cycling processes. The reliability of such measurements requires a consistent set of international N2 O isotope reference materials to improve inter-laboratory and inter-instrument comparability and avoid reporting inaccurate results. All these are the more important given the role of N2 O in anthropogenic climate change and the pressing need to develop our understanding of soil N cycling and N2 O emission to mitigate such emissions. Cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) could potentially overcome resource requirements and technical challenges, making N2 O isotopomer measurements more feasible and less expensive than previous approaches (e.g., gas chromatography [GC] and isotope ratio mass spectrometry [IRMS]). METHODS A combined laser spectrometer and small sample isotope module (CRDS & SSIM) method enabled N2 O concentration, δ15 Nbulk , δ15 Nα , δ15 Nβ and site preference (SP) measurements of sample volumes <20 mL, such as static chamber samples. Sample dilution and isotopic mixing as well as N2 O concentration dependence were corrected numerically. A two-point calibration procedure normalised δ values to the international isotope-ratio scales. The CRDS & SSIM repeatability was determined using a reference gas (Ref Gas). CRDS & SSIM concentration measurements were compared with those obtained by GC, and the isotope ratio measurements from two different mass spectrometers were compared. RESULTS The repeatability (mean ± 1σ; n = 10) of the CRDS & SSIM measurements of the Ref Gas was 710.64 ppb (± 8.64), 2.82‰ (± 0.91), 5.41‰ (± 2.00), 0.23‰ (± 0.22) and 5.18‰ (± 2.18) for N2 O concentration, δ15 Nbulk , δ15 Nα , δ15 Nβ and SP, respectively. The CRDS & SSIM concentration measurements were strongly correlated with GC (r = 0.99), and they were more precise than those obtained using GC except when the N2 O concentrations exceeded the specified operating range. Normalising CRDS & SSIM δ values to the international isotope-ratio scales using isotopic N2 O standards (AK1 and Mix1) produced accurate results when the samples were bracketed within the range of the δ values of the standards. The CRDS & SSIM δ15 Nbulk and SP precision was approximately one order of magnitude less than the typical IRMS precision. CONCLUSIONS CRDS & SSIM is a promising approach that enables N2 O concentrations and isotope ratios to be measured by CRDS for samples <20 mL. The CRDS & SSIM repeatability makes this approach suitable for N2 O "isotopomer mapping" to distinguish dominant source pathways, such as nitrification and denitrification, and requires less extensive lab resources than the traditionally used GC/IRMS. Current study limitations highlighted potential improvements for future users of this approach to consider, such as automation and physical removal of interfering trace gases before sample analysis.
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- Conor J Bracken
- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- UCD Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
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- UCD Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Institute of Plant Ecology (IFZ), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
- UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- UCD Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Sustainable Agri-Food Sciences Division, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Newforge Lane, Belfast, UK
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- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- UCD Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Tracing plant–environment interactions from organismal to planetary scales using stable isotopes: a mini review. Emerg Top Life Sci 2021; 5:301-316. [DOI: 10.1042/etls20200277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Natural isotope variation forms a mosaic of isotopically distinct pools across the biosphere and flows between pools integrate plant ecology with global biogeochemical cycling. Carbon, nitrogen, and water isotopic ratios (among others) can be measured in plant tissues, at root and foliar interfaces, and in adjacent atmospheric, water, and soil environments. Natural abundance isotopes provide ecological insight to complement and enhance biogeochemical research, such as understanding the physiological conditions during photosynthetic assimilation (e.g. water stress) or the contribution of unusual plant water or nutrient sources (e.g. fog, foliar deposition). While foundational concepts and methods have endured through four decades of research, technological improvements that enable measurement at fine spatiotemporal scales, of multiple isotopes, and of isotopomers, are advancing the field of stable isotope ecology. For example, isotope studies now benefit from the maturation of field-portable infrared spectroscopy, which allows the exploration of plant–environment sensitivity at physiological timescales. Isotope ecology is also benefiting from, and contributing to, new understanding of the plant–soil–atmosphere system, such as improving the representation of soil carbon pools and turnover in land surface models. At larger Earth-system scales, a maturing global coverage of isotope data and new data from site networks offer exciting synthesis opportunities to merge the insights of single-or multi-isotope analysis with ecosystem and remote sensing data in a data-driven modeling framework, to create geospatial isotope products essential for studies of global environmental change.
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Harris E, Diaz-Pines E, Stoll E, Schloter M, Schulz S, Duffner C, Li K, Moore KL, Ingrisch J, Reinthaler D, Zechmeister-Boltenstern S, Glatzel S, Brüggemann N, Bahn M. Denitrifying pathways dominate nitrous oxide emissions from managed grassland during drought and rewetting. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabb7118. [PMID: 33547069 PMCID: PMC7864578 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb7118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas whose atmospheric growth rate has accelerated over the past decade. Most anthropogenic N2O emissions result from soil N fertilization, which is converted to N2O via oxic nitrification and anoxic denitrification pathways. Drought-affected soils are expected to be well oxygenated; however, using high-resolution isotopic measurements, we found that denitrifying pathways dominated N2O emissions during a severe drought applied to managed grassland. This was due to a reversible, drought-induced enrichment in nitrogen-bearing organic matter on soil microaggregates and suggested a strong role for chemo- or codenitrification. Throughout rewetting, denitrification dominated emissions, despite high variability in fluxes. Total N2O flux and denitrification contribution were significantly higher during rewetting than for control plots at the same soil moisture range. The observed feedbacks between precipitation changes induced by climate change and N2O emission pathways are sufficient to account for the accelerating N2O growth rate observed over the past decade.
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- E Harris
- Plant, Soil and Ecosystem Processes Research Group, Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestrasse 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Plant, Soil and Ecosystem Processes Research Group, Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestrasse 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Chair of Soil Science, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Chair of Soil Science, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Department of Materials, Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Materials, Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Plant, Soil and Ecosystem Processes Research Group, Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestrasse 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Plant, Soil and Ecosystem Processes Research Group, Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestrasse 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Geoecology, Department of Geography and Regional Research, Faculty of Geosciences, Geography, and Astronomy, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Plant, Soil and Ecosystem Processes Research Group, Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestrasse 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Liu J, Su J, Ali A, Wang Z, Chen C, Xu L. Role of porous polymer carriers and iron-carbon bioreactor combined micro-electrolysis and biological denitrification in efficient removal of nitrate from wastewater under low carbon to nitrogen ratio. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 321:124447. [PMID: 33302007 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the current research, a novel bioreactor composed of porous polymer carriers and iron-carbon (PPC@FeC) was established through bacterial immobilized technology. The influence of key factors was studied on the nitrate removal performance of the PPC@FeC bioreactor. The experimental results showed that the highest removal rate of nitrate (7.33 mg L-1 h-1) can be obtained with short hydraulic retention times (HRT = 2.0 h) and low carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C/N = 2.0). The results of high-throughput sequencing revealed that Zoogloea sp. L2 was the dominant strain in bioreactor responsible for nitrate removal. Moreover, the SEM and XRD analyses elucidated that Fe2O3 was the final product produced by the interaction of FeC and strain L2. These findings showed that the PPC@FeC bioreactor successfully combined micro-electrolysis and biological denitrification, which exhibited great potential in removing nitrate effectively from wastewater under low C/N ratio and short HRT conditions.
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- Jian Liu
- Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology University of South Australia An De College, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology University of South Australia An De College, Xi'an 710055, China; School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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Martin-Pozas T, Sanchez-Moral S, Cuezva S, Jurado V, Saiz-Jimenez C, Perez-Lopez R, Carrey R, Otero N, Giesemann A, Well R, Calaforra JM, Fernandez-Cortes A. Biologically mediated release of endogenous N 2O and NO 2 gases in a hydrothermal, hypoxic subterranean environment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 747:141218. [PMID: 32777502 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The migration of geogenic gases in continental areas with geothermal activity and active faults is an important process releasing greenhouse gases (GHG) to the lower troposphere. In this respect, caves in hypogenic environments are natural laboratories to study the compositional evolution of deep-endogenous fluids through the Critical Zone. Vapour Cave (Alhama, Murcia, Spain) is a hypogenic cave formed by the upwelling of hydrothermal CO2-rich fluids. Anomalous concentrations of N2O and NO2 were registered in the cave's subterranean atmosphere, averaging ten and five times the typical atmospheric backgrounds, respectively. We characterised the thermal conditions, gaseous compositions, sediments, and microbial communities at different depths in the cave. We did so to understand the relation between N-cycling microbial groups and the production and transformation of nitrogenous gases, as well as their coupled evolution with CO2 and CH4 during their migration through the Critical Zone to the lower troposphere. Our results showed an evident vertical stratification of selected microbial groups (Archaea and Bacteria) depending on the environmental parameters, including O2, temperature, and GHG concentration. Both the N2O isotope ratios and the predicted ecological functions of bacterial and archaeal communities suggest that N2O and NO2 emissions mainly depend on the nitrification by ammonia-oxidising microorganisms. Denitrification and abiotic reactions of the reactive intermediates NH2OH, NO, and NO2- are also plausible according to the results of the phylogenetic analyses of the microbial communities. Nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation by denitrifying methanotrophs of the NC10 phylum was also identified as a post-genetic process during migration of this gas to the surface. To the best of our knowledge, our report provides, for the first time, evidence of a niche densely populated by Micrarchaeia, which represents more than 50% of the total archaeal abundance. This raises many questions on the metabolic behaviour of this and other archaeal phyla.
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- Tamara Martin-Pozas
- Department of Geology, National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN-CSIC), 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Geology, National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN-CSIC), 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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- Plants and Ecosystems, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
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- Department of Agrochemistry, Environmental Microbiology and Soil Conservation, Institute of Natural Resources and Agricultural Biology (IRNAS-CSIC), 41012 Seville, Spain.
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- Department of Agrochemistry, Environmental Microbiology and Soil Conservation, Institute of Natural Resources and Agricultural Biology (IRNAS-CSIC), 41012 Seville, Spain.
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- Geological Hazard Division, Geological Survey of Spain (IGME), 28003 Madrid, Spain.
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- Grup MAiMA, SGR Mineralogia Aplicada, Geoquímica i Geomicrobiologia, Departament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institut de Recerca de l'Aigua (IdRA), UB, 08001 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Grup MAiMA, SGR Mineralogia Aplicada, Geoquímica i Geomicrobiologia, Departament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institut de Recerca de l'Aigua (IdRA), UB, 08001 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Department of Biology and Geology, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain.
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Lin W, Ding J, Xu C, Zheng Q, Zhuang S, Mao L, Li Q, Liu X, Li Y. Evaluation of N 2O sources after fertilizers application in vegetable soil by dual isotopocule plots approach. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 188:109818. [PMID: 32599391 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Nitrogen (N) fertilizer is the major deriver of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in agricultural soil. In the vegetable fields in China both inorganic and organic fertilizers are largely applied as basic sources of nitrogen. Identifying the effects of fertilizer type on soil microbial activities involved in N2O emissions would be of great help for future development of N2O reduction strategies. N2O isotopocule deltas, including δ15Nbulk, δ18O and SP (the 15N site preference in N2O), have been used to analyze microbial pathways of N2O production under different treatments, including bio-organic fertilizer treatment, half bio-organic fertilizer and half urea (mixed fertilizer) treatment, urea treatment and no fertilizer treatment. We measured environmental factors, N2O fluxes and N2O isotopocule deltas to evaluate the dynamics of N2O emissions and constructed the dual isotopocule plots (δ15Nbulk vs. SP and δ18O vs. SP) of the main N2O emission phases to assess contribution of the involved microbial processes (bacterial nitrification, bacterial denitrification, nitrifier denitrification and fungal denitrification). According to the results of the main N2O emission phases, we found that bio-organic fertilizer and mix fertilizer treatments had significantly lower N2O emissions compared to urea treatment, with average N2O fluxes of 1477 ± 204, 1243 ± 187 and 1941 ± 164 μg m-3 h-1, respectively, but there were no significant effects on mineral N and cabbage yield. In addition, the urea treatment and the mixed fertilizer treatment had close and higher nitrogen use efficiency. Furthermore, the δ18O vs. SP plot was useful for providing insight into microbial processes, showing that fungal denitrification/bacterial nitrification was the dominant microbial pathway and bio-organic fertilizer and mix fertilizer treatments had higher denitrification and N2O reduction compared to urea treatment. Those findings demonstrated that the partial replacement of urea with bio-organic fertilizer was a better choice, by means of enhancing denitrification to reduce N2O emissions and also guaranteeing the nitrogen use efficiency and the cabbage yield.
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- Wei Lin
- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610213, China; Environmental Stable Isotope Lab., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China; Environmental Stable Isotope Lab., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Su JF, Wang Z, Huang TL, Zhang H, Zhang H. Simultaneous removal of nitrate, phosphorous and cadmium using a novel multifunctional biomaterial immobilized aerobic strain Proteobacteria Cupriavidus H29. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 307:123196. [PMID: 32220820 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
A novel biomaterial FeCl3/CaCl2/KH2PO4 modified municipal sludge biochar (FCPC) was synthesized. And the impacts of critical factors such as HRT, temperature and C/N ratio on simultaneous denitrification, dephosphorization and Cd(II) removal were investigated. Results show that the highest nitrate removal efficiency reached 92.22% (8.49 mg·L-1·h-1) in test group A and approximately 100% (9.19 mg·L-1·h-1) in test group B. Very low phosphate concentrations (approximately 2.50 mg/L) were detected in the effluent. The average removal efficiency of Cd(II) reached 86.40% (4.42 mg·L-1·h-1) in experimental group A and 90.15% (4.61 mg·L-1·h-1) in experimental group B. Gas emissions and biological precipitation in the bioreactors were monitored, further to confirming contaminant removal mechanisms. Additionally, Cupriavidus H29 was found to contribute dominantly to the FCPC bioreactor activity.
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- Jun Feng Su
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; State Key Laboratory of Green Building in West China, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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