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Liu D, Iqbal S, Gui H, Xu J, An S, Xing B. Nano-Iron Oxide (Fe 3O 4) Mitigates the Effects of Microplastics on a Ryegrass Soil-Microbe-Plant System. ACS NANO 2023; 17:24867-24882. [PMID: 38084717 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c05809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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To understand microplastic-nanomaterial interactions in agricultural systems, a randomized block 90-day pot experiment was set up to cultivate ryegrass seedings in a typical red sandy soil amended with compost (1:9 ratio). Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene (PE) microplastic (MP) contaminants were added into pot soils at 0.1 and 10%, whereas nano-Fe3O4 (as nanoenabled agrochemicals) was added at 0.1% and 0.5% in comparison with chemical-free controls. The combination of nano-Fe3O4 and MPs significantly increased the soil pH (+3% to + 17%) but decreased the total nitrogen content (-9% to - 30%; P < 0.05). The treatment group with both nano-Fe3O4 and PE had the highest total soil C (29 g kg-1 vs 20 g kg-1 in control) and C/N ratio (13 vs 8 in control). Increased rhizosphere nano-Fe3O4 concentrations promoted ryegrass growth (+42% dry weight) by enhancing the chlorophyll (+20%) and carotenoid (+15%) activities. Plant leaf and root peroxidase enzyme activity was more significantly affected by nano-Fe3O4 with PVC (+15%) than with PE (+6%). Nano-Fe3O4 significantly changed the ryegrass bacterial community structure from belowground (the rhizoplane and root endosphere) to aboveground (the phylloplane). Under MP contamination, the addition of nano-Fe3O4 increased bacterial diversity (+0.35%) and abundance (+30%) in the phylloplane and further intensified the connectivity of ryegrass aboveground bacterial networks (positive association increased 17%). The structural equation model showed that the change in the plant microbiome was associated with the rhizosphere microbiome. Overall, these findings imply the positive influences of nano-Fe3O4 on the soil-microbe-plant system and establish a method to alleviate the harmful effects of MP accumulation in soils.
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- Dong Liu
- The Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
- Centre for Mountain Futures (CMF), Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
- Centre for Mountain Futures (CMF), Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
- Centre for Mountain Futures (CMF), Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, People's Republic of China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Freiberg Y, Fine P, Borisover M, Levkovitch I, Baram S. Effect of biosolid-derived dissolved organic matter on orthophosphate sorption to soils depends on clay mineralogy and solution composition. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:113649-113659. [PMID: 37851245 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30313-1] [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: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) from biosolids can alter the sorption of orthophosphate (inorganic phosphorus (IP)) to soils and, therefore, affect the bioavailability of IP. It is not clear how clay mineralogy and solution composition interfere with DOM effects on IP sorption by soils. Hence, we studied the effect of DOM on IP sorption to five semi-arid soils dominated by either illite/smectite (I/S) or kaolinite clays. IP sorption isotherms were constructed in either NaCl or CaCl2 background solution, with and without the addition of DOM. The IP sorption capacity maxima (SMAX, Langmuir model) of the I/S soils were 33-102% higher in the presence of CaCl2, as compared to NaCl. Although DOM had no effect on the IP-SMAX in the presence of CaCl2, it increased the IP-SMAX by 35-59% in the presence of the NaCl solution. Surprisingly, DOM sorption to the I/S soils was 30-90% greater in the presence of a Na+-dominated solution, as compared to a Ca2+-dominated solution. In contrast to the I/S soils, the SMAX of the kaolinitic soil was not affected by the background electrolyte (Na+, Ca2+) or the addition of DOM. Furthermore, the addition of IP reduced the sorption of DOM to the kaolinitic soil (by up to 50%) in both background electrolyte solutions. These results highlight the contrasting roles of divalent and monovalent cations in conjunction with DOM in IP sorption to semi-arid I/S soils. We propose a new approach based on two conceptual mechanisms to explain the DOM's enhancement of IP sorption to I/S soils. (1) Under dispersion conditions in the Na+-dominated solutions, Ca2+-mediated DOM-IP complexes bind to the clay's negative planar surfaces. (2) Under flocculation conditions in the Ca+-dominated solutions, the distance between adjacent platelets decreases, reducing both the electronegative charge spillover and Ca2+ bridge-mediated DOM sorption. In contrast, the addition of DOM to kaolinite, a multi-platelet clay with a low isomorphic negative charge, reduces IP sorption due to competitive sorption on the clay's broken edges.
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- Yaniv Freiberg
- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, ARO, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7528809, Israel.
- Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel.
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, ARO, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7528809, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, ARO, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7528809, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, ARO, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7528809, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, ARO, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7528809, Israel
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