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Copper Speciation and Transformation in Soil-Plant System

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The widespread use of copper (Cu) resulted in anthropogenic inputs to soils through industrial and agricultural practices. Elevated soil Cu concentrations can cause toxicity effects on soil organisms and affect soil ecosystem functioning. The toxicity of Cu to organisms strongly depends on its bioavailability in soil and the sensitivity of the organisms. Molecular-level knowledge about chemical speciation of Cu in soils will advance our ability to predict its reactivities and environmental fates. The speciation and transformation of Cu in soil-plant system were intensively studied during the past decade by combining traditional chemical analysis methods and advanced synchrotron radiation-based techniques, including X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM). Bioavailability of Cu in soil can be mediated by sulfur and some specific rhizobacterium like Cu-tolerant Pseudomonas putida CZ1, which is isolated from rhizosphere of Elsholtzia splendens. Excess Cu will cause phytotoxicity to plants; XAFS analysis demonstrated that Cu bound by N/O/S ligands played a key role in Cu detoxification of E. splendens. Copper stress leads to different functional protein expression in different E. splendens tissues, which includes signal transduction, regulation of transcription and translation, energy metabolism, regulation of redox homeostasis, and cell defense. CuO nanoparticles can be absorbed by the roots and transported to the shoots in E. splendens and rice (Oryza sativa L.) and then transformed into different Cu species, like Cu-citrate and Cu-cysteine. Sulfur- and rhizobacterium (such as Pseudomonas putida CZ1)-enhanced phytoremediation of Cu-contaminated soil is considered to be promising, and further practices should be in field conditions.

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  1. Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Jiyan Shi, Lijuan Sun, Cheng Peng, Chen Xu, Yuanpeng Wang, Xincai Chen, Huirong Lin, Jianjun Yang, Tingting Liu & Yingxu Chen

  2. Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

    Yuanpeng Wang

  3. Zhejiang HI-TECH Environmental Technology Co., Hangzhou, China

    Xincai Chen

  4. Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Science, Xiamen, China

    Huirong Lin

  5. Institute of Environmental and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China

    Jianjun Yang

  6. Institute of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Tongji Zhejiang College, Jiaxing, China

    Tingting Liu

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Shi, J. et al. (2018). Copper Speciation and Transformation in Soil-Plant System. In: Luo, Y., Tu, C. (eds) Twenty Years of Research and Development on Soil Pollution and Remediation in China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6029-8_10

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