Heavy Metals Immobilization and Bioavailability in Multi-metal Contaminated Soil Under Ryegrass Cultivation As Affected by ZnO and MnO Nanoparticle-modified Biochar

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Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2024 May 9

PMID 38724636

Authors

Mahboobeh Varnaseri Ghandali

Sedigheh Safarzadeh

Reza Ghasemi-Fasaei

Sedigheh Zeinali

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Abstract

Pollution by heavy metals (HMs) has become a global problem for agriculture and the environment. In this study, the effects of pristine biochar and biochar modified with manganese dioxide (BC@MnO) and zinc oxide (BC@ZnO) nanoparticles on the immobilization and bioavailability of Pb, Cd, Zn, and Ni in soil under ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) cultivation were investigated. The results of SEM-EDX, FTIR, and XRD showed that ZnO and MnO nanoparticles were successfully loaded onto biochar. The results showed that BC, BC@MnO and BC@ZnO treatments significantly increased shoots and roots dry weight of ryegrass compared to the control. The maximum dry weight of root and shoot (1.365 g pot and 4.163 g pot, respectively) was reached at 1% BC@MnO. The HMs uptake by ryegrass roots and shoots decreased significantly after addition of amendments. The lowest Pb, Cd, Zn and Ni uptake in the plant shoot (13.176, 24.92, 32.407, and 53.88 µg pot, respectively) was obtained in the 1% BC@MnO treatment. Modified biochar was more successful in reducing HMs uptake by ryegrass and improving plant growth than pristine biochar and can therefore be used as an efficient and cost effective amendment for the remediation of HMs contaminated soils. The lowest HMs translocation (TF) and bioconcentration factors were related to the 1% BC@MnO treatment. Therefore, BC@MnO was the most successful treatment for HMs immobilization in soil. Also, a comparison of the TF values of plant showed that ryegrass had a good ability to accumulate all studied HMs in its roots, and it is a suitable plant for HMs phytostabilization.

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