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Prediction of Cadmium Threshold Using Regression Model for Soils Under Cd-Containing Organic Residue Application

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Organic residue is a good resource of organic matter and nutrients to improve soil physico-chemical properties, but the toxic trace elements, including cadmium (Cd), borne with it may limit its suitability for arable land. This study aimed to develop regression models for Cd critical concentration in the soils amended with Cd-containing organic residue in view of food safety. First, paired data of Cd concentrations in cereal grains and soils from the peer-reviewed literature were collected and screened. Then the plant–soil models between the log10-transformed values of Cd concentrations both in grains and the soils based on soil properties were regressed. The plant–soil model predicted the Cd concentration in the grain (Cdgrain) based on Cd concentration in soil (Cdsoil) and soil properties well with the values of R2 ranging from 0.856 ~ 0.946. Cdsoil and soil pH were the major controlling factors for Cdgrain and explained more than 85.6 percent of variation in Cdgrain. At last, the critical concentration of Cd based on soil property was then back-calculated according to the food safety standard which was presented as continuous or pH-range criteria for Cd-containing organic residue amended soil. With the models derived in this study, a species-specific Cd threshold can be calculated based on soil pH and a default limit value of Cd in grain for food safety. The species-specific Cd threshold will be conducive to scientific application and management of Cd-containing organic residue in agriculture.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant numbers. 41701358] and the Key Scientific and Technological Project of Henan Province [grant numbers. 182102311028]. The authors thank all the colleagues and scientists for sharing the dataset of Cd accumulation data the literature. Also the authors thank all the reviewers of this manuscript for their invaluable professional comments.

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    Wang Xiao-qing, Tian Wenjie, Q. U. Yang & L. I. Dong

  2. Henan Provincial Engineering Technology Center of Remediation and Prevention for Heavy Metal Pollution in Soil, Luoyang, 471023, People’s Republic of China

    Wang Xiao-qing, Tian Wenjie, Q. U. Yang & L. I. Dong

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Xiao-qing, W., Wenjie, T., Yang, Q.U. et al. Prediction of Cadmium Threshold Using Regression Model for Soils Under Cd-Containing Organic Residue Application. Water Air Soil Pollut 233, 268 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05719-1

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