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Effects of NTA on Pb phytostabilization efficiency of Athyrium wardii (Hook.) grown in a Pb-contaminated soil

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Abstract

Purpose

Chelate-assisted phytoremediation with biodegradable chelates has been considered to be a promising technique to enhance phytoremediation efficiency, while little information is available on phytostabilization. This study aims to assess NTA-assisted phytostabilization of Pb-contaminated soils by Athyrium wardii (Hook.).

Materials and methods

A pot experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of different application days (1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 21) of nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) on plant growth, Pb accumulation, and Pb availability in rhizosphere soils of A. wardii grown in soils contaminated with low (200 mg kg−1) and high (800 mg kg−1) concentrations of Pb.

Results and discussion

With the application of NTA, better growth for A. wardii was observed when treated with NTA for 5–14 days for both low and high Pb soils, suggesting potential harvest time. Pb concentrations and Pb accumulation in underground parts of A. wardii grown in low and high Pb soils increased with increasing application time of NTA generally. Similar changes were also found for bioaccumulation coefficients (BCFs) of A. wardii. The greatest remediation factors (RFs) for underground parts and whole plant of A. wardii were observed for NTA application time of 7 and 5 days for low and high Pb soils, suggesting the greatest remediation efficiency. Furthermore, plant growth, BCF, and RF of A. wardii grown in low Pb-contaminated soils were greater than those grown in high Pb-contaminated soils. Pb availability in rhizosphere soils of A. wardii grown in low Pb soils was lower than those in high Pb-contaminated soils.

Conclusions

It seems to be the optimum for A. wardii to phytostabilize slightly Pb-contaminated soils with the application of NTA for 7 days as taking plant growth, Pb remediation efficiency, and environmental risk into consideration.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are also extremely grateful to Gerry Milne for the kind comments and suggestions on English language of this manuscript.

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This study was financially supported by the National Science and Technology Support Program (2015BAD05B01) and Sichuan Key Research Programs (2017SZ0188, 2017SZ0198 and 2018SZ0326).

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    Juan Zhan, Qingpei Zhang, Tingxuan Li, Haiying Yu, Xizhou Zhang & Huagang Huang

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Zhan, J., Zhang, Q., Li, T. et al. Effects of NTA on Pb phytostabilization efficiency of Athyrium wardii (Hook.) grown in a Pb-contaminated soil. J Soils Sediments 19, 3576–3584 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-019-02308-4

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