Multiple-functionalized biochar affects rice yield and quality via regulating arsenic and lead redistribution and bacterial community structure in soils under different hydrological conditions

Xing Yang; Zhinan Dai; Chengjun Ge; Huamei Yu; Nanthi Bolan; Daniel C W Tsang; Hocheol Song; Deyi Hou; Sabry M Shaheen; Hailong Wang; Jörg Rinklebe

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130308

Multiple-functionalized biochar affects rice yield and quality via regulating arsenic and lead redistribution and bacterial community structure in soils under different hydrological conditions

J Hazard Mater. 2023 Feb 5;443(Pt B):130308. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130308. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

Authors

Xing Yang¹, Zhinan Dai², Chengjun Ge³, Huamei Yu³, Nanthi Bolan⁴, Daniel C W Tsang⁵, Hocheol Song⁶, Deyi Hou⁷, Sabry M Shaheen⁸, Hailong Wang⁹, Jörg Rinklebe¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province, College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Renmin Road, Haikou 570228, China; Biochar Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong Province, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, China; University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water, and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil, and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany.
² Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China.
³ Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province, College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Renmin Road, Haikou 570228, China.
⁴ School of Agriculture and Environment, UWA Institute of griculture, The University of Western Australia, Nedland, WA, 6009, Australia.
⁵ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
⁶ Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea.
⁷ Tsinghua University, School of Environment, Beijing 100084, China.
⁸ University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water, and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil, and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, Department of Arid Land Agriculture, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; University of Kafrelsheikh, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, 33516, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
⁹ Biochar Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong Province, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, China; Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China; Guangdong Green Technologies Co., Ltd., Foshan 528100, China. Electronic address: hailong.wang@fosu.edu.cn.
¹⁰ University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water, and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil, and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: rinklebe@uni-wuppertal.de.

PMID: 36444051
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130308

Abstract

Rice grown in soils contaminated with arsenic (As) and lead (Pb) can cause lower rice yield and quality due to the toxic stress. Herein, we examined the role of functionalized biochars (raw phosphorus (P)-rich (PBC) and iron (Fe)-modified P-rich (FePBC)) coupled with different irrigation regimes (continuously flooded (CF) and intermittently flooded (IF)) in affecting rice yield and accumulation of As and Pb in rice grain. Results showed that FePBC increased the rice yield under both CF (47.4%) and IF (19.6%) conditions, compared to the controls. Grain As concentration was higher under CF (1.94-2.42 mg kg^-1) than IF conditions (1.56-2.31 mg kg^-1), whereas the concentration of grain Pb was higher under IF (0.10-0.76 mg kg^-1) than CF (0.12-0.48 mg kg^-1) conditions. Application of PBC reduced grain Pb by 60.1% under CF conditions, while FePBC reduced grain As by 12.2% under IF conditions, and increased grain Pb by 2.9 and 6.6 times under CF and IF conditions, respectively, compared to the controls. Therefore, application of the multiple-functionalized biochar can be a promising strategy for increasing rice yield and reducing the accumulation of As in rice grain, particularly under IF conditions, whereas it is inapplicable for remediation of paddy soils contaminated with Pb.

Keywords: Engineered biochar; Heavy metal(loid); Modified biochar; Paddy soil; Soil remediation; Waste management.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arsenic*
Edible Grain
Lead
Oryza*
Soil

Substances

biochar
Arsenic
Soil
Lead