Journal
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 436, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129151
Keywords
Arsenic; Soil contamination; Soil texture; Fern survival; Arsenic bioaccessibility
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Funding
- National Science Foundation [DGE 1106400]
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (Kyoto, Japan)
- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture [1016950]
- University of California Global Food Initiative
- Phipps Conservatory
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Long-term field studies are necessary to understand the practical application of arsenic phytoextraction with Pteris vittata. This 4-year field study examined the effects of nutrient application and soil texture on arsenic phytoextraction. The results showed that compost amendment in coarse-textured soil resulted in the highest phytoextraction rates, but rates decreased over time, indicating the need for plant replacement every 2-3 years to maintain efficiency.
Long term field studies are required to bridge gaps between research and practical application of arsenic phytoextraction with the arsenic-hyperaccumulating fern Pteris vittata. In a 4-year field study, we investigated the effects of nutrient application (compost, inorganic or organic nitrogen, inorganic or organic phosphorus) and soil texture (13 % and 35 % clay) on arsenic phytoextraction with P. vittata in moderately contaminated soils (74-79 mg As/kg in the 0-15 cm depth interval). We found the highest phytoextraction rates, 5 +/- 1 kg As/ha/y, in a coarse-textured compost-amended soil after 2 years of phytoextraction. Phytoextraction rates decreased over time, likely due to decreased root growth in mature stands, indicating plants should be replaced every 2-3 years to maintain phytoextraction efficiency. Across soil textures, nitrogen or phosphorus application led to a 60 % decrease in mean frond arsenic concentrations, leading to mean phytoextraction rates 54 % lower than in control ferns. In the fine-textured soil, frond arsenic concentrations were 54 % lower than in the coarse-textured soil, and fewer ferns survived from year 3 to 4. Across soil textures, compost application increased fern survival. We show that phytoextraction with P. vittata is limited to specific soil and climate conditions, narrower than those under which P. vittata grows in the wild.
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