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Liu XR, Liu WS, Zhang M, Jin C, Ding KB, Baker AJM, Qiu RL, Tang YT, Wang SZ. Organic-mineral colloids regulate the migration and fractionation of rare earth elements in groundwater systems impacted by ion-adsorption deposits mining in South China. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 256:121582. [PMID: 38608621 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Ion-adsorption rare earth element (REE) deposits distributed in the subtropics provide a rich global source of REEs, but in situ injection of REEs extractant into the mine can result in leachate being leaked into the surrounding groundwater systems. Due to the lack of understanding of REE speciation distribution, particularly colloidal characteristics in a mining area, the risks of REEs migration caused by in situ leaching of ion-adsorption REE deposits has not been concerned. Here, ultrafiltration and asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (AF4-ICP-MS) were integrated to characterize the size and composition of REEs in leachate and groundwater from mining catchments in South China. Results show that REEs were associated with four fractions: 1) the <1 kDa fraction including dissolved REEs; 2) the 1 - 100 kDa nano-colloidal fraction containing organic compounds; 3) the 100 kDa - 220 nm fine colloids including organic-mineral (Fe, Mn and Al (oxy)hydroxides and clay minerals); 4) the >220 nm coarse colloids and acid soluble particles (ASPs) comprising minerals. Influenced by the ion exchange effect of in situ leaching, REEs in leachate were mostly dissolved (79 %). The pH of the groundwater far from the mine site was increased (5.8 - 7.3), the fine organic-mineral colloids (46 % - 80 %) were the main vectors of transport for REEs. Further analysis by AF4 revealed that the fine colloids can be divided into mineral-rich (F1, 100 kDa - 120 nm) and organic matter-rich (F2, 120 - 220 nm) populations. The main colloids associated with REEs shifted from F1 (64 % ∼ 76 %) to F2 (50 % ∼ 52 %) away from the mining area. For F1 and F2, the metal/C molar ratio decreased away from the mining area and middle to heavy REE enrichment was presented. According to the REE fractionation, organic matter was the predominant component capable of binding REEs in fine colloids. Overall, our results indicate that REEs in the groundwater system shifted from the dissolved to the colloidal phase in a catchment affected by in situ leaching, and organic-mineral colloids play an important role in facilitating the migration of REEs.
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- Xiao-Rui Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China.
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China.
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Wang X, Guo H, Wang J, He P, Kuzyakov Y, Ma M, Ling N. Microbial phosphorus-cycling genes in soil under global change. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2024; 30:e17281. [PMID: 38619550 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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The ongoing climate change on the Tibetan Plateau, leading to warming and precipitation anomalies, modifies phosphorus (P) cycling in alpine meadow soils. However, the interactions and cascading effects of warming and precipitation changes on the key "extracellular" and "intracellular" P cycling genes (PCGs) of bacteria are largely unknown for these P-limited ecosystems. We used metagenomics to analyze the individual and combined effects of warming and altered precipitation on soil PCGs and P transformation in a manipulation experiment. Warming and increased precipitation raised Olsen-P (bioavailable P, AP) by 13% and 20%, respectively, mainly caused by augmented hydrolysis of organic P compounds (NaOH-Po). The decreased precipitation reduced soil AP by 5.3%. The richness and abundance of the PCGs' community in soils on the cold Tibetan plateau were more sensitive to warming than altered precipitation. The abundance of PCGs and P cycling processes decreased under the influence of individual climate change factors (i.e., warming and altered precipitation alone), except for the warming combined with increased precipitation. Pyruvate metabolism, phosphotransferase system, oxidative phosphorylation, and purine metabolism (all "intracellular" PCG) were closely correlated with P pools under climate change conditions. Specifically, warming recruited bacteria with the phoD and phoX genes, which encode enzymes responsible for phosphoester hydrolysis (extracellular P cycling), strongly accelerated organic P mineralization and so, directly impacted P bioavailability in alpine soil. The interactions between warming and altered precipitation profoundly influenced the PCGs' community and facilitated microbial adaptation to these environmental changes. Warming combined with increased precipitation compensated for the detrimental impacts of the individual climate change factors on PCGs. In conclusion, warming combined with rising precipitation has boosting effect on most P-related functions, leading to the acceleration of P cycling within microbial cells and extracellularly, including mineralization and more available P release for microorganisms and plants in alpine soils.
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- Xuewei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, Centre for Grassland Microbiome, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, Centre for Grassland Microbiome, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, Centre for Grassland Microbiome, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, Department of Agricultural Soil Science, University of Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, P.R. China
- Gansu Gannan Grassland Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Maqu, Gansu Province, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, Centre for Grassland Microbiome, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Ding S, Zhang S, Wang Y, Chen S, Chen Q. Restricted colloidal-bound phosphorus release controlled by alternating flooding and drying cycles in an alkaline calcareous soil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 343:123204. [PMID: 38142807 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Colloid-facilitated phosphorus (P) migration plays an important role in P loss from farmland to adjacent water bodies. However, the dynamics of colloidal P (Pcoll) release as influenced by irrigation in alkaline calcareous soil remains a knowledge gap. The present study, monitored the dynamic change of Pcoll under different water management strategies: 1) control, 2) flooding, and 3) alternating flooding and drying cycles. Soil water-dispersible colloids (0.6 nm-1 μm) were extracted by combining filtration and ultrafiltration methods. The contents of P, cation and organic carbon in the water-dispersible colloids were determined and the stability and mineral composition of colloidal fractions were characterized. The results showed that Pcoll ranged from 16.5 to 25.5 mg kg-1 and represented 42.8%-64.9% of the water-extracted P in the control. Flooding significantly decreased the Pcoll content by 16.0%-62.1% (mean 32.7%) and it may be attributed to the dissolution of colloidal iron (Fe) bound P. The alternating flooding and drying treatment significantly reduced the Pcoll content by 11.6%-88.0% (mean 67.6%). The Pcoll content of the flooding event was always greater than the Pcoll content of the drying event during flooding and drying cycles. Redundancy analysis and random forest modeling showed that the colloidal calcium (Ca) and ionic strength in soil solutions had negative correlations with the Pcoll content, and pH, ionic strength and truly dissolved P were the critical factors affecting Pcoll. Drying of the flooded soil led to the decrease of pH and the increase of ionic strength, colloidal Ca content and positive charges of colloid surfaces, which promoted colloid aggregation and enhanced soil P sorption capacity. This restricted the loss potential of Pcoll. In summary, controlled flooding and drainage when managed correctly have a role to play in mitigating Pcoll loss from P-enriched calcareous soils.
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- Shuai Ding
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu, Haidian, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu, Haidian, Beijing, 100193, PR China; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-arid Arable Land in Northern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, 100081, PR China.
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu, Haidian, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu, Haidian, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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Wang Z, Eltohamy KM, Liu B, Jin J, Liang X. Effects of drying-rewetting cycles on colloidal phosphorus composition in paddy and vegetable soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 907:168016. [PMID: 37875203 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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The impact of drying-rewetting (DRW) cycles on soil phosphorus (P) behavior is well-established; however, its impact on the different-sized colloidal P (CP) in agricultural soils is still unclear. To investigate the effect of DRW events on the mobilization of CP in agricultural soils, and to understand how this impact varies with different DRW cycles and drought intensities, the study explored the role of soil type, CP fractions, and compositions. The concentration of CP was measured in paddy soil and vegetable soil after 3, 6, and 9 DRW cycles of varying intensities. The CP was then fractionated into fine-sized colloids (FC-P; 1-220 nm), medium-sized colloids (MC-P; 220-450 nm), and coarse-sized colloids (CC-P; 450-1000 nm) through soil supernatant filtration. CP accounted for 71.1 % and 55.6 % of water-dispersible colloidal P (<1000 nm) in paddy and vegetable soils, with FC-P constituting the greatest proportion at 50 % and 44 % of CP respectively. The colloidal fraction correlated with organic carbon, aluminum, and iron. DRW cycles did not change the overall distribution of the three CP size fractions. However, they affected the concentration and composition of CP. This study concluded that DRW can have significant implications for nutrient release and water quality in agricultural soils and that maintaining soil moisture at 50 % to 70 % of water-holding capacity could alleviate CP accumulation resulting from DRW cycles.
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- Ziwan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Hamid AK, Wilson AE, Gladfelter MF, Knappenberger TJ, Wang D. Long-term missing role of small colloids and nanoparticles on the loading and speciation of phosphorus in catfish aquaculture ponds in west Alabama. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 340:139906. [PMID: 37611771 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Increasing loading of phosphorus (P) into freshwater systems is deemed as one of the key drivers triggering harmful algal blooms (HABs). However, conventional water quality monitoring of P normally uses the operational cutoff (e.g., 450-nm filter membrane) to separate particulate and dissolved phases (entities passing through the 450-nm membrane are regarded as dissolved phase), which completely neglects the roles of small colloids (450-100 nm) and nanoparticles (100-1 nm). Herein, a new particle size separation approach was used to separate water samples collected from catfish aquaculture ponds in west Alabama into six size fractions: large particles (>1000 nm), large colloids (1000-450 nm), small colloids (450-100 nm), large nanoparticles (100-50 nm), small nanoparticles (50-1 nm), and the truly dissolved phase (<1 nm). The speciation and concentration of P in these six size fractions were then investigated using Hedley's sequential extraction method. The new particle size separation results showed that particle loading (mass) followed the order: >1000 nm, 450-100 nm, 1000-450 nm, 100-50 nm, and 50-1 nm. This is mainly due to the abundance of large-sized (>1000 nm) zooplankton and phytoplankton such as algae and cyanobacteria in the catfish aquaculture ponds. Importantly, the small colloid (450-100 nm) and nanoparticle (100-1 nm) size fractions, which were previously regarded as the dissolved phase using the 450-nm membrane filtration operation, accounted for ∼41.8% of the total particle mass. The Hedley's sequential extraction results showed that sodium hydroxide (NaOH)-extracted P represented the largest P pool, followed by water (H2O)- and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)-extracted P pools. Smaller particles exhibited a higher loading of P due to their large surface areas. These new findings suggest that the new particle size separation approach needs to be adopted for future water quality monitoring and mitigation of HABs in freshwater ecosystems.
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- Ansley K Hamid
- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
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Eltohamy KM, Milham PJ, Gouda M, Menezes-Blackburn D, Khan S, Liu B, Jin J, Ye Y, Liang X. Size and composition of colloidal phosphorus across agricultural soils amended with biochar, manure and biogas slurry. CARBON RESEARCH 2023; 2:16. [DOI: 10.1007/s44246-023-00048-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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AbstractThe long-term application of organic amendments like manure, biochar and biogas slurry can increase phosphorus (P) levels in agricultural soils; however, at present, it's not clear how this affects the P association with different mobile water-dispersible colloidal particles (Pcoll). Thus, this study aimed to assess the effects of the long-term application of different organic amendments on the abundance, size and compositional characteristics of Pcoll. For this purpose, a total of 12 soils amended with the above three organic amendments were sampled from the Zhejiang Province, China, and Pcoll were fractionated into nano-sized (NC; 1–20 nm), fine-sized (FC; 20–220 nm), and medium-sized (MC; 220–450 nm) by a combination of differential centrifugation and ultrafiltration steps. These three Pcoll forms together accounted for 74 ± 14% of the total soil solution dissolved P content, indicating that Pcoll release was a key process in the overland P transport from these soils. Soils treated with biochar showed lower Pcoll contents than those treated with manure or slurry alone; this effect should be further explored in a controlled inductive research approach. Compositional analysis showed that inorganic P was the predominant Pcoll form in the NC (54 ± 20%) and FC (63 ± 28%) fractions, but not in the MC (42 ± 26%) fraction. Among the three fractions, the organic carbon (OC)–calcium (Ca) complex was the major carrier of NC-bound Pcoll, MC-bound Pcoll was better correlated with OC–manganese/iron/aluminium colloids than with OC–Ca colloids, and both of these phenomena co-occurred in the FC fraction. The current study provides novel insights into the impact of various carbon amendments on the propensity for P loss associated with different soil mobile colloidal fractions, and will therefore, inform future agronomic and environmental-related policies and studies.
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Siebers N, Kruse J, Jia Y, Lennartz B, Koch S. Loss of subsurface particulate and truly dissolved phosphorus during various flow conditions along a tile drain-ditch-brook continuum. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 866:161439. [PMID: 36623669 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Subsurface losses of colloidal and truly dissolved phosphorus (P) from arable land can cause ecological damage to surface water. To gain deeper knowledge about subsurface particulate P transport from inland sources to brooks, we studied an artificially drained lowland catchment (1550 ha) in north-eastern Germany. We took daily samples during the winter discharge period 2019/2020 at different locations, i.e., a drain outlet, ditch, and brook, and analyzed them for total P (TPunfiltered), particulate P >750 nm (TP>750 nm), colloidal P (TPcolloids), and truly dissolved P (truly DP) during baseflow conditions and high flow events. The majority of TPunfiltered in the tile drain, ditch, and brook was formed by TP>750 nm (54 to 59 %), followed by truly DP (34 to 38 %) and a small contribution of TPcolloids (5 to 6 %). During flow events, 63 to 66 % of TPunfiltered was present as particulate P (TP>750 nm + TPcolloids), whereas during baseflow the figure was 97 to 99 %; thus, truly DP was almost negligible (1 to 3 % of TPunfiltered) during baseflow. We also found that colloids transported in the water samples have their origin in the water-extractable nanocolloids (0.66 to 20 nm) within the C horizon, which are mainly composed of clay minerals. Along the flow path there is an agglomeration of P-bearing nanocolloids from the soil, with an increasing importance of iron(III) (hydr)oxides over clay particles. Event flow facilitated the transport of greater amounts of larger particles (>750 nm) through the soil matrix. However, the discharge did not exhaust colloid mobilization and colloidal P was exported through the tile-drainage system during the complete runoff period, even under baseflow conditions. Therefore, it is essential that the impact of rainfall intensity and pattern on particulate P discharge be considered more closely so that drainage management can be adjusted to achieve a reduced P export from agricultural land.
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- Nina Siebers
- Institute of Bio and Geosciences-Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany.
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- Institute of Bio and Geosciences-Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany; Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Soil Science and Soil Ecology, University of Bonn, Nussallee 13, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Bio and Geosciences-Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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Li F, He S, Liu B, Yang J, Wang X, Liang X. Biochar-blended manure modified by polyacrylamide to reduce soil colloidal phosphorus leaching loss. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:38592-38604. [PMID: 36585585 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24948-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Combined application of biochar and organic fertilizer improves soil structure and crop yield but may lead to increased loss of phosphorus (P). To reduce the P loss risk in this case, rice straw biochar (BC) and sheep manure (SM) were modified using polyacrylamide (PAM). The effects of using organic amendments (BC, SM, and PAM-modified organic mixtures) and no amendments (CK) on soil total and colloidal P leaching loss from paddy soils were evaluated through soil column leaching experiments. The soil leachate volume was increased by 8.91% with BC treatment and reduced by 15.3% with SM treatment. The total P leaching loss (973.9 μg kg-1) from the BC-treated soil was higher than that from other treatments (541.4-963.5 μg kg-1). However, there was much more colloidal P loss (480.0 μg kg-1) from SM treatment. The optimal conditions for the preparation of BC and SM modified using polyacrylamide (PSB) for reducing P leaching loss were SM/BC = 4:1, 1% PAM, and 100 °C. Molybdate-unreactive P accounts for 58.61-86.89% of the colloidal P in the soil leachate with organic amendments. PSB reduced colloidal P loss (particularly in 10-220 nm range) by ~ 50% compared with BC and SM treatments. The colloidal P concentration in the leaching solutions was significantly correlated with TOC and susceptible to Fe and Al concentrations. Using PAM-modified mixture instead of manure and biochar as a soil amendment can effectively control P leaching from fields.
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- Fayong Li
- College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Tarim University, Alar, 843300, Xinjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Eltohamy KM, Khan S, He S, Li J, Liu C, Liang X. Prediction of nano, fine, and medium colloidal phosphorus in agricultural soils with machine learning. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 220:115222. [PMID: 36610537 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Soil colloids have been shown to play a critical role in soil phosphorus (P) mobility and transport. However, identifying the potential mechanisms behind colloidal P (Pcoll) release and the key influencing factors remains a blind spot. Herein, a machine learning approach (random forest (RF) coupled with partial dependence plot analyses) was applied to determine the effects of different soil physicochemical parameters on Pcoll content in three colloidal subfractions (i.e., nano- (NC): 1-20 nm, fine- (FC): 20-220 nm and medium-sized colloids (MC): 220-450 nm) based on a regional dataset of 12 farmlands in Zhejiang Province, China. RF successfully predicted Pcoll content (R2 = 0.98). Results showed that colloidal- organic carbon (OCcoll) and minerals were the major determinants of total Pcoll content (1-450 nm); their critical values for increasing Pcoll release were 87.0 mg L-1 for OCcoll, 11.0 mg L-1 for iron (Fecoll) or aluminium (Alcoll), 2.6 mg L-1 for calcium (Cacoll), 9.0 mg L-1 for magnesium (Mgcoll), 2.5 mg L-1 for silicon (Sicoll), and 1.4 mg L-1 for manganese (Mncoll). Among three colloidal subfractions, the major factors determining Pcoll were soil Olsen-P (POlsen; 125.0 mg kg-1), Cacoll (2.5 mg L-1), and colloidal P saturation (21.0%) in NC; Mncoll (1.5 mg L-1), Mgcoll (6.8 mg L-1), and POlsen (135.0 mg kg-1) in FC; while Mncoll (1.5 mg L-1), Alcoll (2.5 mg L-1), and Fecoll (3.8 mg L-1) in MC, respectively. OCcoll had a considerable effect in the three fractions, with critical values of 80.0 mg L-1 in NC or FC, and 50.0 mg L-1 in MC. Our study concluded that the information gleaned using the RF model can be used as crucial evidence to identify the key determinants of different size fractionated Pcoll contents. However, we still need to discover one or more easy-to-measure parameters that can help us better predict Pcoll.
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- Kamel Mohamed Eltohamy
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Department of Water Relations & Field Irrigation, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Key laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Key laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Key laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, 150081, China.
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Long-term soil warming decreases microbial phosphorus utilization by increasing abiotic phosphorus sorption and phosphorus losses. Nat Commun 2023; 14:864. [PMID: 36792624 PMCID: PMC9932148 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36527-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Phosphorus (P) is an essential and often limiting element that could play a crucial role in terrestrial ecosystem responses to climate warming. However, it has yet remained unclear how different P cycling processes are affected by warming. Here we investigate the response of soil P pools and P cycling processes in a mountain forest after 14 years of soil warming (+4 °C). Long-term warming decreased soil total P pools, likely due to higher outputs of P from soils by increasing net plant P uptake and downward transportation of colloidal and particulate P. Warming increased the sorption strength to more recalcitrant soil P fractions (absorbed to iron oxyhydroxides and clays), thereby further reducing bioavailable P in soil solution. As a response, soil microbes enhanced the production of acid phosphatase, though this was not sufficient to avoid decreases of soil bioavailable P and microbial biomass P (and biotic phosphate immobilization). This study therefore highlights how long-term soil warming triggers changes in biotic and abiotic soil P pools and processes, which can potentially aggravate the P constraints of the trees and soil microbes and thereby negatively affect the C sequestration potential of these forests.
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Eltohamy KM, Li J, Gouda M, Menezes-Blackburn D, Milham PJ, Khan S, Li F, Liu C, Xu J, Liang X. Nano and fine colloids suspended in the soil solution regulate phosphorus desorption and lability in organic fertiliser-amended soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 858:160195. [PMID: 36379330 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Mobile colloids impact phosphorus (P) binding and transport in agroecosystems. However, their relationship to P-lability and their relative importance to P-bioavailability is unclear. In soils amended with organic fertilisers, we investigated the effects of nano (NC; 1-20 nm), fine (FC; 20-220 nm), and medium (MC; 220-450 nm) colloids suspended in soil solution on soil P-desorption and lability. The underlying hypothesis is that mobile colloids of different sizes, i.e., NC, FC, and MC, may contribute differently to P-lability in soils enriched with organic fertiliser. NC- and FC-bound Pcoll were positively correlated with P-lability parameters from diffusive gradient in thin films (DGTA-labile P concentration, r ≥ 0.88; and DGTA-effective P concentration, r ≥ 0.87). The corresponding relations with MC-bound Pcoll are weaker (r values of 0.50 and 0.51). NC- and FC-bound Pcoll were also strongly correlated with soil P-resupply (r ≥ 0.64) and desorption (r ≥ 0.79) parameters during DGTA deployment, and the mobility of these colloids was corroborated by electron microscopy of DGTA gels. MC-bound Pcoll was negatively correlated with the solid-to-solution distribution coefficient (r = -0.42), indicating this fraction is unlikely to be the source of P-release from the solid phase after P-depletion from the soil solution. We conclude that NC and FC mainly contribute to regulating soil desorbable-P supply to the soil solution in the DGTA depletion zone (in vitro proxy for plant rhizosphere), and consequently may act as critical conditioners of P-bioavailability, whereas MC tends to form complexes that lead to P-occlusion rather than lability.
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- Kamel Mohamed Eltohamy
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Department of Water Relations & Field Irrigation, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081, China
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- Department of Nutrition & Food Science, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Soils, Water and Agricultural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 34, Al-Khoud 123, Oman
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, LB 1797, Penrith, New South Wales 2751, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Tarim University, Xinjiang 843300, China
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- Key laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081, China.
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Sundha P, Basak N, Rai AK, Yadav RK, Sharma PC. Irrigation water quality, gypsum, and city waste compost addition affect P dynamics in saline-sodic soils. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 216:114559. [PMID: 36279917 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The amendments used for sodicity reclamation also profoundly influence P dynamics and leaching losses. This study characterized the effect of irrigation water quality on P dynamics and leaching from saline-sodic soil during reclamation utilizing gypsum alone or in combination with manure and city compost. Changes in properties of unleached and leached soils were fitted with labile P pools using redundancy analysis. The relation between leachate properties and P loss was explained by means of monitoring leachate properties up to ten pore volumes. During incubation, the water-extractable P (PH2O) concentration was greater than Olsen's P (PNaHCO3) in all treatments. The PNaHCO3 decreased in proportion to the amount of gypsum applied. Applying the organics with gypsum increased the PNaHCO3, PH2O, and organic P concentration compared to gypsum alone. The labile P pools in soil were positively correlated with HCO3- content (r = 0.39-0.77; P < 0.05) of leached and unleached soils. Adding gypsum and compost caused a 10-14% decrease in cumulative P leaching. The cumulative P leaching were greater with rainwater compared to saline water of SAR (sodium adsorption ratio) 5 and 15. The CO32-, HCO3-, pH, and SO42-content of the leachate explained about 71% variability in total P leaching (adj. R2 = 0.71; P < 0.001). This study concludes that low electrolyte water had a greater risk of P leaching and associated environmental pollution. Leaching of the saline-sodic soil amended with gypsum and city waste compost with low SAR saline water can reduce P leaching compared to good quality rainwater.
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- Parul Sundha
- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, 132 001, Haryana, India
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- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, 132 001, Haryana, India.
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- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, 132 001, Haryana, India.
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Tang N, Siebers N, Leinweber P, Eckhardt KU, Dultz S, Nischwitz V, Klumpp E. Implications of Free and Occluded Fine Colloids for Organic Matter Preservation in Arable Soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:14133-14145. [PMID: 36108131 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c01973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Colloidal organo-mineral associations contribute to soil organic matter (OM) preservation and mainly occur in two forms: (i) as water-dispersible colloids that are potentially mobile (free colloids) and (ii) as building units of soil microaggregates that are occluded inside them (occluded colloids). However, the way in which these two colloidal forms differ in terms of textural characteristics and chemical composition, together with the nature of their associated OM, remains unknown. To fill these knowledge gaps, free and occluded fine colloids <220 nm were isolated from arable soils with comparable organic carbon (Corg) but different clay contents. Free colloids were dispersed in water suspensions during wet-sieving, while occluded colloids were released from water-stable aggregates by sonication. The asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation analysis on the free and occluded colloids suggested that most of the 0.6-220 nm fine colloidal Corg was present in size fractions that showed high abundances of Si, Al, and Fe. The pyrolysis-field ionization mass spectrometry revealed that the free colloids were relatively rich in less decomposed plant-derived OM (i.e., lipids, suberin, and free fatty acids), whereas the occluded colloids generally contained more decomposed and microbial-derived OM (i.e., carbohydrates and amides). In addition, a higher thermal stability of OM in occluded colloids pointed to a higher resistance to further degradation and mineralization of OM in occluded colloids than that in free colloids. This study provides new insights into the characteristics of subsized fractions of fine colloidal organo-mineral associations in soils and explores the impacts of free versus occluded colloidal forms on the composition and stability of colloid-associated OM.
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- Ni Tang
- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute for Environmental Research, Biology 5, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18051 Rostock, Germany
- Department of Life, Light, and Matter (LLM), University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Soil Science, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Straße 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics, Analytics (ZEA-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Zhang M, Bradford SA, Klumpp E, Šimůnek J, Wang S, Wan Q, Jin C, Qiu R. Significance of Non-DLVO Interactions on the Co-Transport of Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Soil Nanoparticles in Porous Media. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:10668-10680. [PMID: 35731699 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory is typically used to quantify surface interactions between engineered nanoparticles (ENPs), soil nanoparticles (SNPs), and/or porous media, which are used to assess environmental risk and fate of ENPs. This study investigates the co-transport behavior of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with positively (goethite nanoparticles, GNPs) and negatively (bentonite nanoparticles, BNPs) charged SNPs in quartz sand (QS). The presence of BNPs increased the transport of MWCNTs, but GNPs inhibited the transport of MWCNTs. In addition, we, for the first time, observed that the transport of negatively (BNPs) and positively (GNPs) charged SNPs was facilitated by the presence of MWCNTs. Traditional mechanisms associated with competitive blocking, heteroaggregation, and classic DLVO calculations cannot explain such phenomena. Direct examination using batch experiments and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, asymmetric flow field flow fractionation (AF4) coupled to UV and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (AF4-UV-ICP-MS), and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations demonstrated that MWCNTs-BNPs or MWCNT-GNPs complexes or aggregates can be formed during co-transport. Non-DLVO interactions (e.g., H-bonding and Lewis acid-base interaction) helped to explain observed MWCNT deposition, associations between MWCNTs and both SNPs (positively or negatively), and co-transport. This research sheds novel insight into the transport of MWCNTs and SNPs in porous media and suggests that (i) mutual effects between colloids (e.g., heteroaggregation, co-transport, and competitive blocking) need to be considered in natural soil; and (ii) non-DLVO interactions should be comprehensively considered when evaluating the environmental risk and fate of ENPs.
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- Miaoyue Zhang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Waihuan East Road, No. 132, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Sustainable Agricultural Water Systems (SAWS) Unit, USDA, ARS, UC Davis, 239 Hopkins Road, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Waihuan East Road, No. 132, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Waihuan East Road, No. 132, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Waihuan East Road, No. 132, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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Merits and Limitations of Element Balances as a Forest Planning Tool for Harvest Intensities and Sustainable Nutrient Management—A Case Study from Germany. SOIL SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems6020041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Climate change and rising energy costs have led to increasing interest in the use of tree harvest residues as feedstock for bioenergy in recent years. With an increasing use of wood biomass and harvest residues, essential nutrient elements are removed from the forest ecosystems. Hence, nutrient sustainable management is mandatory for planning of intensive forest use. We used soil nutrient balances to identify regions in Germany where the output of base cations by leaching and biomass utilization was not balanced by the input via weathering and atmospheric deposition. The effects of conventional stem harvesting, stem harvesting without bark, and whole-tree harvesting on Ca, Mg and K balances were studied. The nutrient balances were calculated using regular forest monitoring data supplemented by additional data from scientific projects. Effective mitigation management strategies and options are discussed and calculations for the compensation of the potential depletion of nutrients in the soil are presented.
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Chai J, Zhang W, Liu D, Li S, Chen X, Yang Y, Zhang D. Decreased levels and ecological risks of disinfection by-product chloroform in a field-scale artificial groundwater recharge project by colloid supplement. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 161:107130. [PMID: 35134712 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To bolster freshwater supply, artificial groundwater recharge with recycled water has increasingly attracted research attentions and interests. However, artificial groundwater recharge has potential risks to groundwater quality, as recharge water disinfection is frequently used for pathogen inactivation and causes the concerns of disinfection by-products (DBPs). Colloid supplement is a good approach solving this problem, but its roles in mitigating DBPs remains unclear. In this study, we collected 20 groundwater and soil samples from a field-scale groundwater recharge project, and explored the impacts of silica colloids on chloroform migration and groundwater bacterial communities during the recharge process. Water physicochemical variables changed along the recharge time, and colloid supplement significantly reduced chloroform formation and slowed its migration in groundwater. Bacterial communities in groundwater, river water and recharge water were significantly different. Gammaproteobacteria in recharge water (71.7%) was more abundant than in river water (30.5%) and groundwater (33.5%), while Actinobacteria dominated groundwater (40.6%). After recharge, Gammaproteobacteria increased more with colloid supplement (75.7%) than without (52.6%), attributing to its dominance in soils (74.6%). Our results suggested more bacterial lineages released from soils into aquifer by silica colloid supplement, owing to the competitive adsorption encouraging microbial transfer, especially Gram-negative bacteria. Our findings unraveled the effects of colloid supplement on chloroform formation and migration during artificial groundwater recharge, which consequently altered groundwater bacterial communities, and offered valuable suggestions for the safety management of DBPs in aquifer recharge.
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- Juanfen Chai
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
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- Shandong Hydraulic Research Institute, Jinan 250000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Shandong Hydraulic Research Institute, Jinan 250000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
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Khan S, Milham PJ, Eltohamy KM, Hamid Y, Li F, Jin J, He M, Liang X. Pteris vittata plantation decrease colloidal phosphorus contents by reducing degree of phosphorus saturation in manure amended soils. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 304:114214. [PMID: 34864519 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The agricultural use of manure fertilizer increases the phosphorus (P) saturation of soils and the risk of colloidal P (Pcoll) release to aquatic ecosystems. Two experiments were conducted to identify whether Pteris vittata plantation can decrease Pcoll contents in two soils (Cambisol and Anthrosol) amended with various manure P rates (0, 10, 25, and 50 mg P kg-1 of soil). The total Pcoll contents in manured soil without P. vittata were 1.14-3.37 mg kg-1 (Cambisol), and 0.01-2.83 mg kg-1 (Anthrosol) across manure-P rates. The corresponding values with P. vittata were 0.97-2.33 mg kg-1 (Cambisol) and 0.005-1.6 mg kg-1 (Anthrosol). Experimentally determined colloidal minerals (Fe, Al, Ca), colloidal total organic carbon, Mehlich-3 nutrients (Fe, Al, and Ca), and the degree of P saturation were good predictors of Pcoll concentrations in both soils with and without P. vittata plantation. In unplanted soils, P adsorption decreased and the degree of P saturation increased which released more Pcoll. However, P. vittata plantation decreased the Pcoll release and P loss risk due to the increase of P adsorption and reduced DPS in both soils. The P fractions (NaOH, NH4F, and HCl-P) contributed to increase the P pool in planted soils which enhanced the bioavailability of Pcoll and increased the P. vittata biomass. It suggested that P. vittata plantation was an effective approach to reduce Pcoll release from manure amended soils.
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- Sangar Khan
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, LB 1797, Penrith, New South Wales, 2751, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Water Relations and Field Irrigation Department, Agricultural and Biological Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Khan S, Milham PJ, Eltohamy KM, Jin Y, Wang Z, Liang X. Phytate exudation by the roots of Pteris vittata can dissolve colloidal FePO 4. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:13142-13153. [PMID: 34570322 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16534-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) is limiting nutrient in many soils, and P availability may often depend on iron (Fe) speciation. Colloidal iron phosphate (FePO4coll) is potentially present in soils, and we tested the hypothesis that phytate exudation by Pteris vittata might dissolve FePO4coll by growing the plant in nutrient solution to which FePO4coll was added. The omission of P and Fe increased phytate exudation by P. vittata from 434 to 2136 mg kg-1 as the FePO4coll concentration increased from 0 to 300 mM. The total P in P. vittata tissue increased from 2880 to 8280 mg kg-1, and the corresponding increases in the trichloroacetic acid (TCA) extractable P fractions were inorganic P (860-5100 mg kg-1), soluble organic P (250-870 mg kg-1), and insoluble organic P (160-2030 mg kg-1). That is, FePO4-solubilizing activity was positive correlated with TP, TCA P fractions in P. vittata, TP in growth media, and root exudates. This study shows that phytate exudation dissolved FePO4coll due to the chelation effect of phytic acid on Fe; however, the wider question of whether phytic acid excretion was prompted by deprivation of P, Fe, or both remains to be answered.
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- Sangar Khan
- Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Environmental Security Technology, Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, LB 1797, Penrith, New South Wales, 2751, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Environmental Security Technology, Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Water Relations and Field Irrigation Department, Agricultural and Biological Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Environmental Security Technology, Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Environmental Security Technology, Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Environmental Security Technology, Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Bi W, Weng B, Yan D, Wang H, Wang M, Yan S, Jing L, Liu T, Chang W. Responses of Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms Mediated Phosphorus Cycling to Drought-Flood Abrupt Alternation in Summer Maize Field Soil. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:768921. [PMID: 35111138 PMCID: PMC8802831 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.768921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Soil microbial communities are essential to phosphorus (P) cycling, especially in the process of insoluble phosphorus solubilization for plant P uptake. Phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms (PSM) are the dominant driving forces. The PSM mediated soil P cycling is easily affected by water condition changes due to extreme hydrological events. Previous studies basically focused on the effects of droughts, floods, or drying-rewetting on P cycling, while few focused on drought-flood abrupt alternation (DFAA), especially through microbial activities. This study explored the DFAA effects on P cycling mediated by PSM and P metabolism-related genes in summer maize field soil. Field control experiments were conducted to simulate two levels of DFAA (light drought-moderate flood, moderate drought-moderate flood) during two summer maize growing periods (seeding-jointing stage, tasseling-grain filling stage). Results showed that the relative abundance of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) and phosphate-solubilizing fungi (PSF) increased after DFAA compared to the control system (CS), and PSF has lower resistance but higher resilience to DFAA than PSB. Significant differences can be found on the genera Pseudomonas, Arthrobacter, and Penicillium, and the P metabolism-related gene K21195 under DFAA. The DFAA also led to unstable and dispersed structure of the farmland ecosystem network related to P cycling, with persistent influences until the mature stage of summer maize. This study provides references for understanding the micro process on P cycling under DFAA in topsoil, which could further guide the DFAA regulations.
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- Wuxia Bi
- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
- Yinshanbeilu Grassland Eco-Hydrology National Observation and Research Station, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Baisha Weng, ,
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- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
- Yinshanbeilu Grassland Eco-Hydrology National Observation and Research Station, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
- College of Resource Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- Yinshanbeilu Grassland Eco-Hydrology National Observation and Research Station, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security (Jointly Supported by the Ministry of Education of China and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region), Hohhot, China
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- College of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
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Mankind expects from forests and forest soils benefits like pure drinking water, space for recreation, habitats for nature-near biocenoses and the production of timber as unrivaled climate-friendly raw material. An overview over 208 recent articles revealed that ecosystem services are actually the main focus in the perception of forest soil functions. Studies on structures and processes that are the basis of forest soil functions and ecosystem services are widely lacking. Therefore, additional literature was included dealing with the distinct soil structure and high porosity and pore continuity of forest soils, as well as with their high biological activity and chemical soil reaction. Thus, the highly differentiated, hierarchical soil structure in combination with the ion exchange capacity and the acid buffering capacity could be described as the main characteristics of forest soils confounding the desired ecosystem services. However, some of these functions of forest soils are endangered under the influence of environmental change or even because of forest management, like mono-cultures or soil compaction through forest machines. In the face of the high vulnerability of forest soils and increased threads, e.g., through soil acidification, it is evident that active soil management strategies must be implemented with the aim to counteract the loss of soil functions or to recover them.
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Nguyen DN, Grybos M, Rabiet M, Deluchat V. Effect of extraction methods on mobilizable colloids and associated phosphorus from reservoir sediment. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 284:131321. [PMID: 34217932 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mobilizable colloids from reservoir sediment contain nutrients and contaminants, thus may affect water quality once being released. A major obstacle to evaluate the quantity and quality of mobilizable colloids in natural system is the using of appropriate method for colloid extraction from sediment and their separation from dissolved and particulate phases. This work evaluates the role of different extraction methods (agitation, sonication at sediment pH, and sonication at alkaline pH) on the characteristics (mass, size, shape and composition) of water-mobilizable colloids from sediment of Champsanglard dam reservoir (France). Attention has been paid to phosphorus (P), an important element in controlling eutrophication. Recovered colloids were highly affected on both quantity and quality according to the different applied protocols. The less aggressive agitation liberated low-energy water-dispersible colloids without physical damage and with less modification in colloidal chemical composition and shape, whereas sonication released 10-20 times higher colloid quantity but in lower size, due to physically disruption of fragile sediment structure or aggregated/chained colloids. In contrast, alkaline pH intensified colloid release by fortified repulsive forces between colloids and dissolution of organic coat. Concerning phosphorus, competition with hydroxide ions for sorption site or dissolution of phosphate minerals in alkaline pH caused release of dissolved P to solution and decrease of P content in recovered colloids. A special care should be paid to method selection according to the aim of the study and when comparing data from experiments conducted with different colloid extraction methods.
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- Diep N Nguyen
- Limoges University, PEIRENE EA 7500, 123 Av. Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges Cedex, France
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- Limoges University, PEIRENE EA 7500, 123 Av. Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges Cedex, France
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- Limoges University, PEIRENE EA 7500, 123 Av. Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges Cedex, France
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- Limoges University, PEIRENE EA 7500, 123 Av. Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges Cedex, France.
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Li F, Zhang Q, Klumpp E, Bol R, Nischwitz V, Ge Z, Liang X. Organic Carbon Linkage with Soil Colloidal Phosphorus at Regional and Field Scales: Insights from Size Fractionation of Fine Particles. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:5815-5825. [PMID: 33856195 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c07709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nano and colloidal particles (1-1000 nm) play important roles in phosphorus (P) migration and loss from agricultural soils; however, little is known about their relative distribution in arable crop soils under varying agricultural geolandscapes at the regional scale. Surface soils (0-20 cm depth) were collected from 15 agricultural fields, including two sites with different carbon input strategies, in Zhejiang Province, China, and water-dispersible nanocolloids (0.6-25 nm), fine colloids (25-160 nm), and medium colloids (160-500 nm) were separated and analyzed using the asymmetrical flow field flow fractionation technique. Three levels of fine-colloidal P content (3583-6142, 859-2612, and 514-653 μg kg-1) were identified at the regional scale. The nanocolloidal fraction correlated with organic carbon (Corg) and calcium (Ca), and the fine colloidal fraction with Corg, silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), and iron (Fe). Significant linear relationships existed between colloidal P and Corg, Si, Al, Fe, and Ca and for nanocolloidal P with Ca. The organic carbon controlled colloidal P saturation, which in turn affected the P carrier ability of colloids. Field-scale organic carbon inputs did not change the overall morphological trends in size fractions of water-dispersible colloids. However, they significantly affected the peak concentration in each of the nano-, fine-, and medium-colloidal P fractions. Application of chemical fertilizer with carbon-based solid manure and/or modified biochar reduced the soil nano-, fine-, and medium-colloidal P content by 30-40%; however,the application of chemical fertilizer with biogas slurry boosted colloidal P formation. This study provides a deep and novel understanding of the forms and composition of colloidal P in agricultural soils and highlights their spatial regulation by soil characteristics and carbon inputs.
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- Fayong Li
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Tarim University, Xinjiang 843300, China
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute for Environmental Research, Biology 5, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- School of Natural Sciences, Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, Unitedf Kingdom
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- Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics, Analytics (ZEA-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Northeast Key Laboratory of Conservation and Improvement of Cultivated Land (Shenyang), Ministry of Agriculture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Fresne M, Jordan P, Fenton O, Mellander PE, Daly K. Soil chemical and fertilizer influences on soluble and medium-sized colloidal phosphorus in agricultural soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 754:142112. [PMID: 33254851 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Colloid-facilitated transport can be important for preferential transfer of phosphorus (P) through the soil profile to groundwater and may in part explain elevated P concentrations in surface water during baseflow and particularly high flow conditions. To investigate the potential for colloidal P (Pcoll) mobilisation in soils, this study assessed the role of soil chemical properties and P fertilizer type on medium-sized soil Pcoll (200-450 nm) and its association with soil solution soluble bioavailable P (<450 nm). Hillslope soils from three agricultural catchments were sampled and untreated and treated (cattle slurry and synthetic fertilizer) subsamples were incubated. Soil supernatants were analysed for P and soil Water Dispersible Colloids (WDC) were extracted for analysis of P and P-binding materials. Soils physicochemical properties including degree of P saturation (DPS) and P sorption properties were determined. Results indicated that medium-sized Pcoll was mostly unreactive P associated to some extent to amorphous forms of Fe. Medium-sized Pcoll concentrations correlated negatively with soil maximum P sorption capacity and soluble P concentrations increased with increasing DPS. In soil with low sorption properties, cattle slurry increased soluble P concentrations by 0.008-0.013 mg l-1 and DPS but did not influence medium-sized Pcoll. Synthetic fertilizer increased medium-sized reactive Pcoll by 0.011 mg l-1 (0.088 mg kg-1 soil) and DPS in a soil with lower DPS whereas it decreased it by 0.005 mg l-1 (0.040 mg kg-1 soil) in a soil with higher DPS. Additional soil parameters (M3-Fe, M3-Al, M3-P, and DPS) should be included in soil testing, especially in Cambisol/Podzol soils, to identify critical areas where risks of Pcoll mobilisation are important. Further research should include the roles of finer colloidal and nanoparticulate (<200 nm) soil P fractions and soluble P to inform understanding of plant uptake and assess environmental risk.
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- Maëlle Fresne
- Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, Ireland; Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, Ireland; School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK.
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- School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK
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- Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, Ireland
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- Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, Ireland; Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, Ireland
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- Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, Ireland
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Adediran GA, Lundberg D, Almkvist G, Pradas Del Real AE, Klysubun W, Hillier S, Gustafsson JP, Simonsson M. Micro and nano sized particles in leachates from agricultural soils: Phosphorus and sulfur speciation by X-ray micro-spectroscopy. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 189:116585. [PMID: 33171296 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Colloids and nanoparticles leached from agricultural land are major carriers of potentially bioavailable nutrients with high mobility in the environment. Despite significant research efforts, accurate knowledge of macronutrients in colloids and nanoparticles is limited. We used multi-elemental synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (XRF) microscopy with multivariate spatial analysis and X-ray atomic absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy at the P and S K-edges, to study the speciation of P and S in two fractions of leached particles, >0.45 and <0.45 µm respectively, collected from four tile-drained agricultural sites in Sweden. P K-edge XANES showed that organic P, followed by P adsorbed to surfaces of aluminum-bearing particles were the most common forms of leached P. Iron-bound P (Fe-P) forms were generally less abundant (0-30 % of the total P). S K-edge XANES showed that S was predominantly organic, and a relatively high abundance of reduced S species suggests that redox conditions were adverse to the persistence of P bound to Fe-bearing colloids in the leachates. Acid ammonium-oxalate extractions suggested that P associated with Al and Fe (Al-P and Fe-P) in most cases could be explained by the adsorption capacity of non-crystalline (oxalate-extractable) oxides of Al and Fe. These results improve our understanding of particulate P and S speciation in the vadose zone and helps in developing effective technologies for mitigating colloidal driven eutrophication of water bodies near agricultural land.
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- Gbotemi A Adediran
- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7014, Uppsala 750 07, Sweden.
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7015, Uppsala 750 07, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7015, Uppsala 750 07, Sweden
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- Synchrotron Light Research Institute, 111 Moo 6, Suranaree, Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7014, Uppsala 750 07, Sweden; The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7014, Uppsala 750 07, Sweden
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- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7014, Uppsala 750 07, Sweden.
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Nguyen DN, Grybos M, Rabiet M, Deluchat V. How do colloid separation and sediment storage methods affect water-mobilizable colloids and phosphorus? An insight into dam reservoir sediment. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gu S, Gruau G, Dupas R, Jeanneau L. Evidence of colloids as important phosphorus carriers in natural soil and stream waters in an agricultural catchment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2020; 49:921-932. [PMID: 33016496 DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Colloids (1-1,000 nm) are important phosphorus (P) carriers in agricultural soils. However, most studies are based on colloids from soil waters extracted in the laboratory, thus limiting the understanding of the natural transfer of colloidal P along the soil-to-stream continuum. Here, we conducted a field study on the colloidal P in both natural soil waters and their adjacent stream waters in an agricultural catchment (Kervidy-Naizin, western France). Soil waters (10-15 cm, Albeluvisol) of two riparian wetlands and the adjacent stream waters were sampled monthly during wet seasons of the 2015-2016 hydrological year (seven dates in total). Ultrafiltration at three pore sizes (5 kDa, 30 kDa, and 0.45 µm) was combined with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to investigate variability in colloidal P concentration and its concomitant elemental composition. Results showed that colloidal P represented, on average, 45 and 30% of the total P (<0.45 µm) in the soil waters and stream waters, respectively. We found that colloidal P was preferentially associated with (a) organic carbon in the fine nanoparticle fraction (5-30 kDa) and (b) iron-oxyhydroxides and organic carbon in the coarse colloidal fraction (30 kDa-0.45 µm). The results confirmed that colloidal P is an important component of total P in both soil waters and stream waters under field conditions, suggesting that riparian wetlands are hotspot zones for the production of colloidal P at the catchment scale, which has the potential to be transported to adjacent streams.
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- Sen Gu
- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
- CNRS, OSUR, Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, Univ. Rennes, Rennes, F-35000, France
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- CNRS, OSUR, Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, Univ. Rennes, Rennes, F-35000, France
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- UMR SAS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Rennes, F-35000, France
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- CNRS, OSUR, Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, Univ. Rennes, Rennes, F-35000, France
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Gottselig N, Sohrt J, Uhlig D, Nischwitz V, Weiler M, Amelung W. Groundwater controls on colloidal transport in forest stream waters. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 717:134638. [PMID: 31837854 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Biogeochemical changes of whole catchments may, at least in part, be deduced from changes in stream water composition. We hypothesized that there are seasonal variations of natural nanoparticles (NNP; 1-100 nm) and fine colloids (<300 nm) in stream water, which differ in origin depending on catchment inflow parameters. To test this hypothesis, we assessed the annual dynamics of the elemental composition of NNP and fine colloids in multiple water compartments, namely in stream water, above and below canopy precipitation, groundwater and lateral subsurface flow from the Conventwald catchment, Germany. In doing so, we monitored meteorological and hydrological parameters, total element loads, and analyzed element concentrations of org C, Al, Si, P, Ca, Mn and Fe by Asymmetric Flow Field Flow Fractionation (AF4). The results showed that colloid element concentrations were < 5 µmol/L. Up to an average of 55% (Fe) of total element concentrations were not truly dissolved but bound to NNP and fine colloids. The colloid patterns showed seasonal variability with highest loads in winter. The presence of groundwater-derived colloidal Ca in stream water showed that groundwater mainly fed the streams throughout the whole year. Overall, the results showed that different water compartments vary in the NNP and fine colloidal composition making them a suitable tool to identify the streams NNP and fine colloid sources. Given the completeness of the dataset with respect to NNP and fine colloids in multiple water compartments of a single forest watershed this study adds to the hitherto underexplored role of NNP and fine colloids in natural forest watersheds.
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- N Gottselig
- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, Soil Science and Soil Ecology, University of Bonn, Nussallee 13, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Chair of Hydrology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Friedrichstraße 39, 79098 Freiburg, Germany
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- GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section Earth Surface Geochemistry, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany; Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-3: Agrosphere, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics (ZEA-3), 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Chair of Hydrology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Friedrichstraße 39, 79098 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, Soil Science and Soil Ecology, University of Bonn, Nussallee 13, 53115 Bonn, Germany; Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-3: Agrosphere, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Kooijman A, Morriën E, Jagers op Akkerhuis G, Missong A, Bol R, Klumpp E, Hall R, Til M, Kalbitz K, Bloem J. Resilience in coastal dune grasslands: pH and soil organic matter effects on P nutrition, plant strategies, and soil communities. Ecosphere 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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- Annemieke Kooijman
- Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics University of Amsterdam Science Park, P.O. Box 94062 Amsterdam 1090 GB The Netherlands
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- Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics University of Amsterdam Science Park, P.O. Box 94062 Amsterdam 1090 GB The Netherlands
- Terrestrial Ecology NIOO‐KNAW P.O. Box 50 Wageningen 6700 AB The Netherlands
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- Institute of Bio‐ and Geosciences (IBG‐3) Agrosphere Forschungszentrum Jülich Wilhelm‐Johnen‐Straße Julich 52425 Germany
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- Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics University of Amsterdam Science Park, P.O. Box 94062 Amsterdam 1090 GB The Netherlands
- Wageningen University and Research Centre P.O. Box 47 Wageningen 6700 AA The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University and Research Centre P.O. Box 47 Wageningen 6700 AA The Netherlands
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- Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics University of Amsterdam Science Park, P.O. Box 94062 Amsterdam 1090 GB The Netherlands
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- Waternet P.O. Box 94370 Amsterdam 1090 GJ The Netherlands
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- Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics University of Amsterdam Science Park, P.O. Box 94062 Amsterdam 1090 GB The Netherlands
- Soil Resources and Land Use Technische Universität Dresden Pienner Straße 19 Tharandt 01737 Germany
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- Wageningen University and Research Centre P.O. Box 47 Wageningen 6700 AA The Netherlands
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Schwaferts C, Sogne V, Welz R, Meier F, Klein T, Niessner R, Elsner M, Ivleva NP. Nanoplastic Analysis by Online Coupling of Raman Microscopy and Field-Flow Fractionation Enabled by Optical Tweezers. Anal Chem 2020; 92:5813-5820. [PMID: 32073259 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Nanoplastic pollution is an emerging environmental concern, but current analytical approaches are facing limitations in this size range. However, the coupling of nanoparticle separation with chemical characterization bears potential to close this gap. Here, we realize the hyphenation of particle separation/characterization (field-flow fractionation (FFF), UV, and multiangle light scattering) with subsequent chemical identification by online Raman microspectroscopy (RM). The problem of low Raman scattering was overcome by trapping particles with 2D optical tweezers. This setup enabled RM to identify particles of different materials (polymers and inorganic) in the size range from 200 nm to 5 μm, with concentrations in the order of 1 mg/L (109 particles L-1). The hyphenation was realized for asymmetric flow FFF and centrifugal FFF, which separate particles on the basis of different properties. This technique shows potential for application in nanoplastic analysis, as well as many other fields of nanomaterial characterization.
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- Christian Schwaferts
- Institute of Hydrochemistry, Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Marchioninistr. 17, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Postnova Analytics GmbH, Max-Planck-Str. 14, 86899 Landsberg, Germany
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- Postnova Analytics GmbH, Max-Planck-Str. 14, 86899 Landsberg, Germany
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- Postnova Analytics GmbH, Max-Planck-Str. 14, 86899 Landsberg, Germany
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- Postnova Analytics GmbH, Max-Planck-Str. 14, 86899 Landsberg, Germany
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- Institute of Hydrochemistry, Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Marchioninistr. 17, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Hydrochemistry, Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Marchioninistr. 17, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Hydrochemistry, Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Marchioninistr. 17, 81377 Munich, Germany
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Liu Y, Du J, Hu P, Ma M, Hu D. Microtopographic modification conserves urban wetland water quality by increasing the dissolved oxygen in the wet season. J Environ Sci (China) 2020; 87:71-81. [PMID: 31791519 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Microtopography affects hydrological processes and forms different microhabitats. Our previous study uncovered that riparian zone microtopography created various microhabitats with different soil environments and runoff-infiltration patterns. However, how riparian microtopography and microtopography within the water area (waterfall and tributary) affects downstream water quality remains unclear. Therefore, water samples were taken almost monthly in both the main stream and the tributary, before and after waterfalls, and near the bottom of three microtopographic types from June 2016 to March 2017. Compared with the dry season, the fact that water quality worsened in the wet season and that there were positive correlations for nitrate (NO3-) between water and the corresponding soil samples suggested that the riparian-soil environment affected the adjacent water quality mainly in the wet season. Nevertheless, riparian microtopography did not influence water quality downstream because of the low rainfall frequency and the weak leaching process due to plant interception. In the wet season, both the tributary and the waterfall increased the dissolved oxygen in the water body and, therefore, lowered the risk of eutrophication. The tributary has two pathways for improving the water quality, by increased disturbance and flow velocity, while the waterfall only has the former. However, such effects were not significant in the dry season. We conclude that the application of microtopographic modification is useful in maintaining urban wetland water quality in wet seasons.
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- Yali Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Ganta PB, Kühn O, Ahmed AA. QM/MM simulations of organic phosphorus adsorption at the diaspore-water interface. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:24316-24325. [PMID: 31528959 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04032c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) immobilization and thus its availability for plants are mainly affected by the strong interaction of phosphates with soil components especially soil mineral surfaces. The related reactions have been studied extensively via sorption experiments especially by carrying out adsorption of ortho-phosphates onto Fe-oxide surfaces. But a molecular-level understanding of the P-binding mechanisms at the mineral-water interface is still lacking, especially for forest eco-systems. Therefore, the current contribution provides an investigation of the molecular binding mechanisms for two abundant phosphates in forest soils, inositol hexaphosphate (IHP) and glycerolphosphate (GP), at the diaspore mineral surface. Here a hybrid electrostatic embedding quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) based molecular dynamics simulation has been applied to explore the diaspore-IHP/GP-water interactions. The results provide evidence for the formation of different P-diaspore binding motifs involving monodentate (M) and bidentate (B) for GP and two (2M) as well as three (3M) monodentates for IHP. The interaction energy results indicated the abundance of the GP B motif compared to the M one. The IHP 3M motif has a higher total interaction energy compared to its 2M motif, but exhibits a lower interaction energy per bond. Compared to GP, IHP exhibited stronger interaction with the surface as well as with water. Water was found to play an important role in controlling these diaspore-IHP/GP-water interactions. The interfacial water molecules form moderately strong H-bonds (HBs) with GP and IHP as well as with the diaspore surface. For all the diaspore-IHP/GP-water complexes, the interaction of water with the diaspore exceeds that with the studied phosphates. Furthermore, some water molecules form covalent bonds with diaspore Al atoms while others dissociate at the surface to protons and hydroxyl groups leading to proton transfer processes. Finally, the current results confirm the previous experimental conclusions indicating the importance of the number of phosphate groups, HBs, and proton transfers in controlling the P-binding at soil mineral surfaces.
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- Prasanth B Ganta
- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, D-18059 Rostock, Germany.
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Zhang W, Cheng JH, Xian QS, Cui JF, Tang XY, Wang GX. Dynamics and sources of colloids in shallow groundwater in lowland wells and fracture flow in sloping farmland. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 156:252-263. [PMID: 30921541 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Field-scale studies of natural colloid mobilization and transport in finely fractured aquifer as well as the source identification of groundwater colloids are of great importance to the safety of shallow groundwater. In this study, the daily monitoring of fracture flow from a sloping farmland plot and the biweekly monitoring of three lowland shallow wells within the same catchment were carried out simultaneously in 2013. The effects of physicochemical perturbations on groundwater colloid dynamics were explored in detail using partial redundancy analysis, structural equation modeling, Pearson correlation and multi-linear regression analyses. The characterization and source identification of groundwater colloids were addressed via multiple parameters. The daily colloid concentration in the fracture flow varied between 0.54 and 31.90 mg/L (1.64 mg/L on average). Unique periods of high colloid concentration (5.59 mg/L on average) occurred during the initially generated flow following the dry season. In comparison, a narrower colloid concentration range of 0.24-11.66 mg/L was observed in the lowland shallow wells, with a smaller temporal variation than that of the fracture flow. A low percentage (2.4-7.0%) of colloids and a high percentage (47.7-92.0%) of coarse particles (2-10 μm) were present in the lowland well water. Hydraulic perturbation by rainwater infiltration in the sloping farmland was the dominant mechanism for colloid mobilization in general; this effect retreated to secondary importance behind chemical perturbations (pH, Mg2+ and DOC) at low flow discharges (<1.3 L/min). In contrast, water chemistry (e.g., EC, cations and DOC concentrations) exhibited a major effect on colloid dynamics in the water of the lowland wells, except for the extremely high-salinity water of one well, in which water temperature showed a negative dominant influence on colloid stability. The combined use of multiple parameters (e.g., mineral composition and organic matter, calcium carbonate and δ13C contents) traced groundwater colloids to the shallow soil in the upper farmlands. It is strongly advised that in finely fractured aquifers within agricultural catchments, not only the small colloids but also the coarse particles in the size range of 2-10 μm should be monitored in case of colloid-associated contamination from agricultural wastes e.g., N, P, pesticides and/or heavy metals, especially at the early stages of the rainy seasons.
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- Wei Zhang
- School of Tourism and Land Resource, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400067, China; Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Liu XP, Bi QF, Qiu LL, Li KJ, Yang XR, Lin XY. Increased risk of phosphorus and metal leaching from paddy soils after excessive manure application: Insights from a mesocosm study. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 666:778-785. [PMID: 30812011 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Livestock manure has gradually become an alternative fertilizer for maintaining soil fertility, whereas excessive application of manure leads to the release of phosphorus (P) and toxic metals that may cause complex environmental risks. To investigate the accumulation and migration of P within soil profiles, a mesocosm experiment was conducted to analyze the content and leaching of soil P, metals, and dissolved organic carbon after different fertilization treatments, including control (no fertilizer, CK), chemical fertilizer (CF), chemical fertilizer combined low (CF + LPM) and high (CF + HPM) rate of manure application. Results showed that a high rate of manure application significantly enhanced the accumulation of total soil P (by ~14%) and P availability (easily-available P, by ~24%; Olsen-P, by ~20%) in topsoil, and also increased the content of easily-available organic P (EA-Po) in both topsoil and subsoil compared to the CK treatment. The migration of dissolved inorganic and organic P (DIP and DOP) in leachate within soil profiles was strengthened by manure application. Moreover, significant positive correlations between P, metals, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in leachate indicated that downward co-migration occurred within the soil profiles, and also suggested that excessive manure application can intensify the risk of P loss by increasing the migration of manure-derived DOC. Overall, our findings provide insights into P accumulation and migration within soil profiles after excessive manure application, which is useful for predicting the potential risk of P and metal leaching from paddy soils.
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- Xi-Peng Liu
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, University of Vienna, Vienna A-1090, Austria
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Ji Y, Luo W, Lu G, Fan C, Tao X, Ye H, Xie Y, Shi Z, Yi X, Dang Z. Effect of phosphate on amorphous iron mineral generation and arsenic behavior in paddy soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 657:644-656. [PMID: 30677931 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Arsenic (As) contamination was detected in paddy soils of Guangdong, China due to mining and weathering processes. Furthermore, As may be released into the soil and irrigation water during the application of phosphate (P). In this study, As behavior was assessed in three paddy soils (S6, S8 and TR) along the Hengshi river using batch and circular flow experiments with different phosphate application doses (0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 mg/L). The results indicate that pH variation (3-7) and higher phosphate concentrations in solution, can induce the release of As, with total As release ranked in the order: S6 > S8 > TR. In addition, AsV was the main state affected by phosphate in the circular soil solution. In particular, after 7 days of P10 application, the highest As concentration in S6, S8 and TR soil solutions reached 2298.4, 829.9 and 153.9 μg/L respectively, with the AsV state accounting for 93%, 97% and 18% of As. Some minerals were found to be generated in the middle container, most of which were amorphous iron or aluminum oxides and hydroxides, as confirmed by XRD. With mineral generation, the As concentration in soil solutions decreased to 314.2, 98.1 and 34.1 μg/L. The SEM results indicate that the minerals became more fine (<100 nm) when more P was applied. In addition, XPS, SEM-eds and elemental analysis results also revealed that As distribution was closely associated with iron minerals. Along with soil depth, P influenced the state and distribution of iron minerals and As in the topsoil, while phosphate increased the available As and reduced the amorphous iron mineral content in the soil. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate As behavior in paddy soils, to monitor and avoid potential food security risks.
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- Yanping Ji
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou 521041, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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