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Influence of Ligneous Bulking Agents on the Complexation of Heavy Metals to Humic Substances Formed in Pig Manure Composting

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Abstract

In order to investigate the influence of different lignin sources on humic substance formation during composting, this study selected two lignin sources, including wood sawdust and maize straw, to be co-composted with pig manure. Humic substances (HS) were characterized based on their fluorescence characteristics and complexing behaviors with heavy metals. The results showed that lignin sources, especially wood sawdust, were more conducive in promoting the formation of humic acids (HAs) than inorganic matter. The fluorescence excitation–emission matrix spectra also proved the positive effects of lignin on the formation of HAs during the humification process. The binding capacities of HAs isolated from mature composts for Cu and Cd followed the order of WS-90 > MS-90 > I-90, indicating that organic bulking agents are superior at increasing the complexing capacity of HAs. This finding suggests that the co-composting of pig manure with ligneous bulking agents is more advantageous at reducing the environmental risk of heavy metals.

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This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21577007), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFD0800204), and the Interdisciplinary Research Funds of Beijing Normal University.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China

    Yanxia Li, Siyu An & Baiyang Hu

  2. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China

    Fengsong Zhang

  3. Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, 102206, China

    Xiaobing Liu

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Li, Y., An, S., Zhang, F. et al. Influence of Ligneous Bulking Agents on the Complexation of Heavy Metals to Humic Substances Formed in Pig Manure Composting. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 103, 323–329 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-019-02659-1

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