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Improved efficiency of Sedum lineare (Crassulaceae) in remediation of arsenic-contaminated soil by phosphate-dissolving strain P-1 in association with phosphate rock

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The selection of appropriate plants and growth strategies is a key factor in improving the efficiency and universal applicability of phytoremediation. Sedum lineare grows rapidly and tolerates multiple adversities. The effects of inoculation of Acinetobacter sp. phosphate solubilizing bacteria P-1 and application of phosphate rock (PR) as additives on the remediation efficiency of As-contaminated soil by S. lineare were investigated. Compared with the control, both the single treatment and the combination of inoculation with strain P-1 and application of PR improved the biomass by 30.7–395.5%, chlorophyll content by 48.1–134.8%, total protein content by 12.5–92.4% and total As accumulation by 45.1–177.5%, and reduced the As-induced oxidative damage. Inoculation with strain P-1 increased the activities of superoxide dismutases and catalases of S. lineare under As stress, decreased the accumulation of reactive oxygen species in plant tissues and promoted the accumulation of As in roots. In contrast, simultaneous application of PR decreased As concentration in S. lineare tissues, attenuated As-induced lipid peroxidation and improved As transport to shoots. In addition, the combined application showed the best performance in improving resistance and biomass, which significantly increased root length by 149.1%, shoot length by 33%, fresh weight by 395.5% and total arsenic accumulation by 159.2%, but decreased the malondialdehyde content by 89.1%. Our results indicate that the combined application of strain P-1 and PR with S. lineare is a promising bioremediation strategy to accelerate phytoremediation of As-contaminated soils.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32271705).

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SY was involved in investigation, methodology, formal analysis and writing—reviewing and editing. RY was responsible for methodology, data curation, investigation, validation and writing—original draft. CW assisted with investigation and methodology. JW contributed to conceptualization, supervision, validation and writing—reviewing and editing.

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Yang, S., Yin, R., Wang, C. et al. Improved efficiency of Sedum lineare (Crassulaceae) in remediation of arsenic-contaminated soil by phosphate-dissolving strain P-1 in association with phosphate rock. Environ Geochem Health 45, 8317–8336 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-023-01727-0

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