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Effects of modified biochar on rhizosphere microecology of rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown in As-contaminated soil

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Biochar was carbon-rich and generated by high-temperature pyrolysis of biomass under oxygen-limited conditions. Due to the limitations of surface functional groups and the weakness of surface activity in the field of environmental remediation, the raw biochar frequently was chemically modified to improve its properties with a new performance. In this study, a kind of high-efficiency and low-cost amino biochar modified by nano zero-valent iron (ABC/NZVI) was synthesized and applied to paddy soil contaminated with arsenic (As). Dynamic changes of soil properties, arsenic speciations and rhizosphere microbial communities have been investigated over the whole growth period of rice plants. Pot experiments revealed that the ABC/NZVI could decrease the arsenic concentration in rice straw by 47.9% and increase the content of nitrogen in rice straw by 47.2%. Proportion of Geobacter in soil with ABC/NZVI treatment increased by 175% in tillering period; while Nitrososphaera decreased by 61 and 20% in tillering and maturity, respectively, compared to that of control. ABC/NZVI promotes arsenic immobilization in rhizosphere soil and precipitation on root surface and reduces arsenic accumulation in rice. At the same time, ABC/NZVI would inhibit Nitrososphaera which is related to ammonia oxidation process, and it would have a promising potential as soil amendment to reduce nitrogen loss probably.

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This study was funded by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2013AA06A209) and the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province, China (2016B020242004).

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    Shusi Liu, Yixin Lu, Chen Yang, Lin Ma & Zhi Dang

  2. The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, 510006, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China

    Chen Yang

  3. Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Environmental Risk Prevention and Emergency Disposal, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, 510006, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China

    Chen Yang

  4. Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences, 510650, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China

    Chuanping Liu

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Liu, S., Lu, Y., Yang, C. et al. Effects of modified biochar on rhizosphere microecology of rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown in As-contaminated soil. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 23815–23824 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9994-1

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