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Pentachlorophenol dissipation and ferrous iron accumulation in flooded paddy soils with contrasting organic matter contents and incorporation of legume green manures

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Abstract

Purpose

The effects of different amendment rates (1 and 3%) of Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L.) and bird vetch (Vicia cracca L.) on the dissipation of extractable pentachlorophenol (PCP) residues were investigated in two flooded paddy soils with contrasting soil organic matter (SOM) contents. Following incorporation of the legume green manures, whether acetate-extractable ferrous iron [Fe(II)NaOAc] is useful for revealing the reductive dechlorination mechanism of PCP in flooded paddy soils was verified.

Materials and methods

The kinetic parameters of PCP dissipation and Fe(II)NaOAc accumulation were estimated using logistic curve fitting. Correlation and regression analyses were performed on PCP, Fe(II)NaOAc, water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC), pH, and oxidation-reduction potential data.

Results and discussion

The kinetic parameters of PCP dissipation and Fe(II)NaOAc accumulation varied significantly with the amendment rate of legume green manure. The changes in pH value and WSOC content varied significantly with the level of SOM and with the amendment rate of legume green manure. At a low amendment rate of green manure, the pH increase and WSOC consumption greatly enhanced Fe(II)NaOAc accumulation and contributed to PCP dissipation. The rate of PCP dissipation decreased with decreasing pH and WSOC accumulation, especially in the high-SOM soil amended with the higher rate of green manure. Legume green manure species had no effect on PCP dissipation.

Conclusions

In terms of soil chemistry, Fe(II)NaOAc was found to be the key variable that could explain the mechanisms involved in the reductive dissipation of PCP in flooded paddy soils with contrasting SOM contents and incorporation of legume green manures.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Guangzhou City Science and Technology Plan Project (No. 201510010187), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 41471246; 41561074), the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 2014A030313703), the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project (Nos. 2015A020208009; 2014A020208067; 2014B020206001), and the Hainan Provincial Demonstration and Extension Project on soil reclamation and fertilization techniques (No. HNGDxf2015).

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  1. Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-Environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Science & Technology, No. 808 Tianyuan Road, Guangzhou, Tianhe District, 510650, China

    Yong Liu, Lian Zhu, Huihua Zhang, Shan Wang & Fangbai Li

  2. Guangdong General Station of Agricultural Environment Protection and Rural Energy Resource, No. 135 Xianlie East Road, Guangzhou, Tianhe District, 510500, China

    Sifan Wang

  3. College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, No. 452 Fengyuan Road, Kunming, Panlong District, 650201, China

    Yunsheng Xia

  4. College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Xihu District, 310058, China

    Xiongsheng Yu, Jun Lou & Jianming Xu

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Liu, Y., Wang, S., Zhu, L. et al. Pentachlorophenol dissipation and ferrous iron accumulation in flooded paddy soils with contrasting organic matter contents and incorporation of legume green manures. J Soils Sediments 18, 2463–2475 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-018-1952-0

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