An invisible soil acidification: Critical role of soil carbonate and its impact on heavy metal bioavailability
| Author(s) | Wang, Cheng | |
| Author(s) | Li, Wei | |
| Author(s) | Yang, Zhongfang | |
| Author(s) | Chen, Yang | |
| Author(s) | Shao, Wenjing | |
| Author(s) | Ji, Junfeng | |
| Ordered Author | Cheng Wang, Wei Li, Zhongfang Yang, Yang Chen, Wenjing Shao & Junfeng Ji | |
| UD Author | Li, Wei | en_US |
| Date Accessioned | 2016-02-11T16:26:28Z | |
| Date Available | 2016-02-11T16:26:28Z | |
| Copyright Date | Copyright ©2015 | en_US |
| Publication Date | 2015-07-31 | |
| Description | Publisher's PDF | en_US |
| Abstract | It is well known that carbonates inhibit heavy metals transferring from soil to plants, yet the mechanism is poorly understood. Based on the Yangtze River delta area, we investigated bioaccumulation of Ni and Cd in winter wheat as affected by the presence of carbonates in soil. This study aimed to determine the mechanism through which soil carbonates restrict transport and plant uptake of heavy metals in the wheat cropping system. The results indicate that soil carbonates critically influenced heavy metal transfer from soil to plants and presented a tipping point. Wheat grains harvested from carbonates-depleted (due to severe leaching) soils showed Ni and Cd concentrations 2–3 times higher than those of the wheat grains from carbonates-containing soils. Correspondingly, the incidence of Ni or Cd contamination in the wheat grain samples increased by about three times. With the carbonate concentration >1% in soil, uptake and bioaccumulation of Ni and Cd by winter wheat was independent with the soil pH and carbonate content. The findings suggest that soil carbonates play a critical role in heavy metal transfer from soil to plants, implying that monitoring soil carbonate may be necessary in addition to soil pH for the evaluating soil quality and food safety. | en_US |
| Department | University of Delaware. Delaware Environmental Institute. | en_US |
| Department | University of Delaware. Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. | en_US |
| Citation | Wang, C. et al. An invisible soil acidification: Critical role of soil carbonate and its impact on heavy metal bioavailability. Sci. Rep. 5, 12735; doi: 10.1038/srep12735 (2015). | en_US |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1038/srep12735 | en_US |
| ISSN | 2045-2322 | en_US |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/17453 | |
| Language | en_US | en_US |
| Publisher | Nature Publishing Group | en_US |
| dc.rights | CC-BY 4.0 | en_US |
| dc.source | Scientific Reports | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.nature.com/srep/ | en_US |
| Title | An invisible soil acidification: Critical role of soil carbonate and its impact on heavy metal bioavailability | en_US |
| Type | Article | en_US |
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