Cadmium Phytoavailability and Enzyme Activity under Humic Acid Treatment in Fluvo-aquic Soil

Borui Liu, Qing Huang*, Yuefeng Su

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the cadmium (Cd) availability to pakchois (Brassica chinensis L.) as well as the enzyme activities in fluvo-aquic soil under humic acid treatment. The results showed that the phytoavailability of Cd in soil decreased gradually as humic acid concentration rose (0 to 12 g•kg-1), while the activities of urease (UE), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and catalase (CAT) kept increasing (P < 0.05). The correlation analysis indicated that humic acid was effective for reducing the devastation to soil enzymes due to the Cd pollution. In conclusion, humic acid is effective for the reduction of both Cd phytoavailability and the damage to enzyme activities due to Cd pollution in fluvo-aquic soil.

Original languageEnglish
Article number042013
JournalIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Volume108
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jan 2018
Event2017 3rd International Conference on Environmental Science and Material Application, ESMA 2017 - Chongqing, China
Duration: 25 Nov 201726 Nov 2017

Keywords

  • cadmium
  • enzyme
  • humic acid
  • phytoavailability
  • soil pollution

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