Influence of Calcium Carbonate on Cobalt Phytoavailability in Fluvo-aquic Soil

Mengyuan Wang, Borui Liu, Yufei Ma, Qianhui Xue, Qing Huang*

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Abstract

In order to study the efficacy of calcium carbonate for cobalt (Co) fixation, as well as its influence on chemical speciation of Co in fluvo-aquic soil, pakchoies were planted in the soil with different quantities of exogenous Co and calcium carbonate. Co concentrations in the mature plant shoots were analyzed, and the chemical speciation of Co were detected with the Tessier five-step sequential extraction. The results showed that the Co concentration in plants tended to decrease first and then get higher with the concentration of calcium carbonate increasing (0-12g/kg) in soil (P < 0.05). The proportion of Co in the exchangeable form in the soil followed the similar tendency (P < 0.05), which might transform from the exchangeable form into the carbonate-associated and organic-associated forms. A regression analysis showed that when the concentrations of calcium carbonate were in the range of 5.0 to 7.5 g/kg, Co concentration in the plant reached to the lowest point, while the proportion of Co in the exchangeable form reached the minimum. In conclusion, to get the optimum effect, the dosage of calcium carbonate should be kept in the range of 5.0 to 7.5 g/kg when it is applied to Co fixation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012158
JournalIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Volume274
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Dec 2017
Event1st International Conference on Frontiers of Materials Synthesis and Processing, FMSP 2017 - Changsha, China
Duration: 28 Oct 201729 Oct 2017

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