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CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 73, Issue 5, Pages 635-642Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.034
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Rhizosphere pH; Ammonium; Nitrate; EDDS chelator; Phytoremediation; Cation-anion balance
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The phytoextraction of Zn may be improved by applying N fertilizers to increase the biomass and Zn content of shoots. Rhizosphere-pH change from uptake of different N forms will affect Zn phyto-availability in the rhizosphere and Zn phytoextraction. This glasshouse study examined the effect of N form on Zn phytoextraction by Thlaspi caerulescens (Prayon). The plants were grown in a Zn-contaminated soil (total Zn 250 mg kg(-1) soil; pH(water) 5.7) and supplied with (NH4)(2)SO4, Ca(NO3)(2) or urea [(NH2)(2)CO]. The NH4+ form was maintained by applying the nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide. A biodegradable chelator ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid (EDDS) was included for comparison. The addition of N doubled the shoot biomass. The highest shoot Zn content occurred in the Ca(NO3)(2) treatment and was associated with the highest rhizosphere pH. The lowest shoot dry weight occurred in the EDDS treatment. The Zn concentration in the shoots increased as the rhizosphere pH increased. A significant correlation occurred between Ca and Zn concentrations in the shoots. This study demonstrated that Ca(NO3)(2) is a more effective treatment than NH4+, urea or EDDS for enhancing Zn phytoextraction in a mildly acidic soil. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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