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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Field evaluation of intensive compost application on Cd fractionation and phytoavailability in a mining-contaminated soil

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A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of chicken manure compost on the fractionation of cadmium (Cd), soil biological properties and Cd uptake by wheat in a soil affected by mining activities in Hubei province, China. Compost was applied at five levels (0, 27, 54, 108, 216 t ha−1), and winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was chosen as an indicator plant. Results showed that the application of compost increased soil pH and the content of total phosphorus and organic matter. Soil biological properties such as microbial biomass carbon, invertase, protease, urease and catalase activities were significantly enhanced by 0.24–3.47 times after compost application. Sequential extraction indicated that compost amendments decreased the acid-extractable Cd by 8.2–37.6 %, while increased the reducible and oxidisable Cd by 9.2–39.5 and 8.2–60.4 %, respectively. The addition of 27–54 t ha−1 compost reduced Cd content in wheat stems and seeds by 69.6–75.0 % and 10.3–18.4 %, respectively. However, only 25.5–26.5 % reductions in Cd content in wheat stems were observed in 108–216 t ha−1 compost amendments, and no significant decrease was detected for seeds. This study suggests that although compost is a suitable organic amendment to improve soil fertility and biological activities, the addition of compost should be moderated by an appropriate rate to optimize the use of compost for the reclamation of metal-contaminated soils at field scale.

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  • 18 June 2019

    The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article (Li et al. 2016). An investigation by the Journal has not been able to confirm the identity and affiliation of the author David Raleve. This author was the corresponding author on submission but changed the corresponding authorship at the proof stage. The current corresponding author was not aware of the publication of this article. As the appropriate authorship for this article cannot be determined, the Editor-in-Chief no longer has confidence in this article. Ibrahim Mohamed disagrees with this retraction. Ming Li and Wenli Chen did not respond to any correspondence about this retraction. Qiaoyun Huang did not respond to any correspondence about this retraction notice.

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The authors are grateful to the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (“863” Program) for the financial support of this work (2012AA101402-3). The second author is very thankful to the members of Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Egypt (http://www.bu.edu.eg and http://www.fagr.bu.edu.eg) for giving him the permission to carry out his postdoctoral research in China.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Ming Li & Qiaoyun Huang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuahn, 430070, China

    Ming Li, Wenli Chen & Qiaoyun Huang

  3. Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor, Toukh, Kalyoubia, 13736, Egypt

    Ibrahim Mohamed

  4. Department of Environmental Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA

    David Raleve

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The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article. An investigation by the Journal has not been able to confirm the identity and affiliation of the author David Raleve. This author was the corresponding author on submission but changed the corresponding authorship at the proof stage. The current corresponding author was not aware of the publication of this article. As the appropriate authorship for this article cannot be determined the Editor-in-Chief no longer has confidence in this article. Ibrahim Mohamed disagrees with this retraction. Ming Li and Wenli Chen did not respond to any correspondence about this retraction. Qiaoyun Huang did not respond to any correspondence about this retraction notice.

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Li, M., Mohamed, I., Raleve, D. et al. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Field evaluation of intensive compost application on Cd fractionation and phytoavailability in a mining-contaminated soil. Environ Geochem Health 38, 1193–1201 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-015-9784-y

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