秸秆生物炭对有机染料的吸附作用及机制

研究了裂解温度分别为500℃和700℃的两种水稻秸秆生物炭(分别标记为W500、W700)对有机染料日落黄和亚甲基蓝的吸附作用及机制.同时,针对实际印染废水的特点,考察了反应温度、p H和硫酸盐对吸附去除效率的影响.结果显示,生物炭对两种染料的吸附均符合准二级动力学方程,等温吸附曲线均可用Freundlich模型较好地描述,但其对两种染料的吸附机制显著不同.生物炭对阳离子染料亚甲基蓝的吸附主要通过离子交换作用,随着生物炭裂解温度升高,其极性基团减少,离子交换作用减弱.生物炭对阴离子染料日落黄的吸附则主要通过生物炭芳香结构与日落黄分子芳环之间的π-π相互作用,随裂解温度升高,生物炭芳香化程度增大,π-π作用随之增大;生物炭对两种染料的吸附去除效率均随反应温度的升高(5~45℃)而增大,且在3p H11、硫酸盐浓度25~2500 mg·L~(-1)的变化范围内,吸附去除效率均保持稳定.     

硅改性生物炭吸附水中Cd(Ⅱ)机理的量化分析

以纳米二氧化硅为硅源制备硅改性生物炭,利用吸附动力学、吸附等温线及SEM-EDS、XRD、FTIR、XPS等表征研究硅改性生物炭对水中Cd(Ⅱ)的吸附机理,并定量分析各种吸附机制的贡献率.结果表明,当添加SiO₂质量比为0.5%时制备的生物炭(0.5SiBC)吸附Cd(Ⅱ)效果最佳,最大吸附量为132.64 mg·g^-1,是未改性生物炭(BC)的1.56倍;0.5SiBC对Cd(Ⅱ)吸附过程符合拟二级动力学和Freundlich模型,其吸附过程属于化学吸附;XRD、FTIR和XPS等结果表明,0.5SiBC吸附Cd(Ⅱ)的机理主要有矿物质沉淀、离子交换作用和络合作用,各种机理贡献率依次为：矿物质沉淀(46.61%)>离子交换(33.79%)>其他机理(18.36%)>络合作用(1.24%);0.5SiBC对Cd(Ⅱ)的离子交换和矿物质沉淀量比BC分别提高133.80%和41.46%,硅改性主要通过提高生物炭的离子交换和矿物质沉淀能力来提高吸附Cd(Ⅱ)的能力.研究表明,硅改性生物炭作为去除水溶液中Cd(Ⅱ)的吸附剂具有较好的...     

老化作用促进生物炭已吸附Cd (Ⅱ)的进一步稳定化研究

环境变化是否会导致已被生物炭吸附Cd(Ⅱ)的活化?本文通过人工加速模拟老化实验研究老化作用对生物炭已吸附Cd(Ⅱ)稳定性的影响.首先进行2种生物炭对Cd(Ⅱ)的饱和吸附实验,再将饱和吸附Cd(Ⅱ)的秸秆生物炭(RS+Cd)和浮萍生物炭(LM+Cd)分别进行化学老化、物理老化和自然老化,通过TCLP(Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure)提取实验研究生物炭吸附Cd(Ⅱ)的稳定性并探究可能存在的稳定机理.结果显示,老化56 d时,RS+Cd的3种老化处理的TCLP提取态Cd(TCLP-Cd)较老化初期降低了18.58%~49.23%,而LM+Cd降低了15.10%~26.16%,老化作用提高了生物炭对Cd(Ⅱ)的吸附稳定性,稳定化效果依次为化学老化物理老化自然老化.进一步稳定化机理为老化作用提高了生物炭表面氧化性,增加含氧官能团,并且老化后生物炭发生破碎,有利于生物炭内部的P、Fe、Ca等元素的溶解释放,为Cd(Ⅱ)提供更多的吸附点位.浮萍生物炭对Cd(Ⅱ)的吸附较秸秆生物炭有更强的稳定性.     

生物炭的制备及其性能研究

以生物质(小麦秸秆、稻壳和木屑)为原料,KOH为浸渍剂,采用控制热分解的方法制备生物炭,并利用差热/热重分析、Boehm滴定、红外光谱、X射线衍射、碘吸附及亚甲基蓝吸附等方法对原料和生物炭的结构及性质进行了表征。实验结果表明:木屑在热解过程中质量损失最大,其次是稻壳和小麦秸秆;不同原料在相同炭化温度下制得的生物炭所含表面含氧官能团种类和总量相近,均含有烷基、芳香基及一些含氧官能团,但pH值和吸附能力差别较大,其中小麦秸秆制备的生物炭pH值最大,木屑制备的生物炭吸附能力最强;随着炭化温度的升高,生物炭表面含氧官能团总量减少,pH值升高,芳构化程度增加;生物炭吸附性能总体呈上升的趋势。     

不同热解温度制备的玉米芯生物炭对对硝基苯酚的吸附作用

以玉米芯为原料,采用限氧热解法制备了不同温度(200~600℃)的玉米芯生物炭,研究玉米芯生物炭对水中对硝基苯酚(PNP)的吸附行为,并对其吸附机制进行了探讨.结果表明,热解温度对生物炭的物理化学性质影响较大,随着热解温度的升高,含氢、氧官能团逐渐消失,生物炭的极性降低,芳香性增强.等温吸附曲线可以被Freundlich模型很好地描述,生物炭的性质对其吸附PNP有着重要影响,Freundlich模型回归参数(n和KF)与玉米芯生物炭的芳香性、亲水性和极性指数[H/C、O/C、(O+N)/C]呈良好的线性关系.定量描述了表面吸附和分配作用的相对贡献,PNP在低温(200℃)制备生物炭上的吸附主要为分配作用,而高温(300~600℃)制备的生物炭对PNP的吸附为π—π电子受体-供体作用和孔填充效应为主的表面吸附机制.     

热解温度对污泥基生物炭结构特性及对重金属吸附性能的影响

鉴于污泥基生物炭作为重金属吸附剂的研究还缺乏足够的数据,为探讨不同热解温度对生物炭结构性质及其对水体重金属吸附能力的影响,在缺氧条件下于300~900℃范围内以城市污泥为原料制备生物炭,利用元素分析、比表面积测定、电位测定和红外光谱分析等方法对生物炭的理化性质和结构特征进行表征,并选用900℃生物炭进行了吸附重金属Pb、Cr和Cd的试验研究.结果表明:① 300~900℃缺氧条件下制备的生物炭产率为44.39%~69.41%,污泥呈弱酸性（pH为6.35）,热解后的生物炭呈碱性（pH为7.7~10.58）.② 900℃生物炭中w（H）、w（N）大幅降低,分别比干污泥中减少89.50%和77.16%,而w（C）降低29.22%,固碳作用显著.热解后生物炭比表面积明显增大,700和900℃生物炭比表面积分别达到58.48和87.55 m2/g,最佳制备温度为700~900℃.③ 热解后的生物炭具有大量极性基团,热解温度越高,酸性基团越少,碱性基团含量增多.④ 热解作用使生物炭zeta电位升高,吸附能力增强.⑤ 900℃生物炭吸附Pb、Cr和Cd的最佳pH为7~8,对Pb、Cr和Cd的最大吸附量分别为2.38、2.48和1.16 mg/g.⑥ 各因素对生物炭吸附重金属的影响顺序,对于Pb和Cr表现为生物炭投加量>热解温度;对于Cd,表现为生物炭投加量>pH.研究显示,污泥基生物炭对Pb、Cr的吸附能力高于Cd,影响生物炭吸附行为的主导因子为生物炭投加量,影响Pb和Cr吸附的次要因子为生物炭热解温度,而影响Cd的次要因子为pH.生物炭吸附重金属的主要机理是离子交换吸附、络合反应、表面沉淀和竞争性抑制作用.      

荷梗生物炭理化性质及其对水中Cd的吸附机制

为探究HBC（荷梗生物炭）的基本理化性质及其对水中Cd2+的吸附机制,以荷梗为原料,在300~700℃热解温度下制得HBC,通过灰分分析、元素分析、SEM（扫描电镜）分析及FTIR（傅里叶红外光谱）分析初步探明HBC的基本理化性质并确定其最优热解温度,同时利用经典的吸附动力学模型和等温吸附模型对HBC吸附水中Cd2+的内在机制进行分析.结果表明:HBC的最优热解温度为400℃,灰分物质显著影响了HBC的pH,进而对其吸附性能产生影响.SEM分析结果显示,HBC具有发达的多孔结构,其中400℃下制备的HBC（记为HBC-400）多孔结构最优.元素分析结果显示,HBC中φ（C）逐渐升高而H/C[φ（H）/φ（C））]、O/C[φ（O）/φ（C）]下降,表明随热解温度升高HBC逐渐失水且炭化程度逐渐增强.FTIR分析表明,HBC表面存在大量羟基、羧基和羰基等含氧官能团,随热解温度升高,HBC芳构化程度增强而表面官能团丰度降低.试验条件下,HBC对Cd2+的平衡吸附量已达39.239 mg/g,吸附平衡时间为600 min.通过对吸附动力学及等温吸附模型拟合结果分析可知,水中Cd2+在HBC上的吸附是发生在多相异构表面的多分子层混合吸附.综合考虑HBC的理化性质及模型拟合结果可以推测Cd2+在HBC上的吸附可分为3个过程:① Cd2+在浓度梯度力作用下由溶液迅速扩散到HBC表面.② Cd2+与HBC表面官能团发生络合、离子交换反应,与金属氧化物、碳酸盐等发生共沉淀反应.③ Cd2+扩散到HBC的多孔结构中,与苯环上普遍存在的π电子结构发生阳离子-π作用.研究显示,HBC具有碱性、发达的多孔结构、丰富的表面官能团和高稳定性等优良性质,HBC对水中Cd2+的吸附是在其多孔介质表面进行的化学主导吸附过程,因此,可为生物炭类环境功能材料的研制提供选材依据.      

蚯蚓粪便生物炭对水体中雌二醇的吸附

为寻求高效、廉价的E2(雌二醇激素)吸附剂及开拓蚯蚓粪便的资源化利用途径,将蚯蚓粪便在300、500和700 ℃下热解碳化制备生物炭(分别记为BC300、BC500和BC700),对所得生物炭的基本理化性质(包括物质组成、表面官能团、孔隙结构等)进行分析,并将其用于吸附水体中E2,考察生物炭投加量、溶液pH、反应时间及初始ρ(E2)对生物炭吸附性能的影响,并探讨了吸附机理.结果表明:随热解温度的升高,生物炭的H/C(原子比)由0.13降至0.03,O/C(原子比)由0.46降至0.02,芳香性增强,极性降低,逐渐由脂肪炭结构过渡到芳香炭结构;生物炭比表面积由24.33 m2/g增至76.29 m2/g,总孔体积由0.09 cm3/g增至0.19 cm3/g.不同热解温度下制备的生物炭对E2的吸附过程均符合准二级动力学方程,拟合系数大于0.991;Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附模型均能较好地描述蚯蚓粪便生物炭对E2的吸附过程,Langmuir理论最大吸附量表现为BC700(7.66 mg/g)>BC500(5.23 mg/g)>BC300(3.32 mg/g).随热解温度的升高,O/C和H/C降低,说明碳化程度增强,生物炭吸附E2的分配作用减弱而表面吸附作用增强.研究显示,蚯蚓粪便生物炭对E2的吸附效果随比表面积和孔体积的增加而增强.      

不同生物质制备的生物炭对菲的吸附特性研究

以不同来源的生物质(荔枝树枝、小麦和水稻秸秆)为原料,在限氧条件下制备生物炭,对其进行表征,并进行吸附实验研究生物炭对菲的吸附特性。结果表明:生物炭的结构和理化性质随着生物质来源和热解温度的不同而呈现出明显的差异;荔枝树枝生物炭对菲的吸附能力(qe)和吸附亲和力(Koc)要明显大于小麦秸秆和水稻秸秆制备所得的生物炭,说明木本植物来源的生物炭与草本植物来源的生物炭在结构性质上有着明显的差异;不同温度(300,400,500,600℃)制备的荔枝树枝生物炭对菲的吸附研究表明,随着热解温度的升高,生物炭对菲的吸附能力(qe)和吸附亲和力(Koc)明显增强,吸附等温线的线性程度降低。生物炭吸附菲的可能机制有疏水效应、孔隙填充效应以及π-π共轭反应等。     

浒苔生物炭的特征及其对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附特点和吸附机制

为使浒苔得到资源化利用,本研究采用慢速热解技术于不同温度下制备浒苔生物炭,并对其理化性质进行表征.结果表明,400℃时,浒苔裂解已达较高程度.浒苔生物炭产率及灰分含量与热解温度呈负相关,碳含量与热解温度呈正相关,其表面呈蜂窝状多孔结构,比表面积为44.54~317.82 m~2·g~(-1),表面含有丰富的羟基(—OH)和羧基(—COOH)等含氧官能团.吸附实验显示,浒苔生物炭对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附符合准二级动力学方程和Langmuir等温吸附模型.表明浒苔生物炭对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附为单分子层化学吸附,主要受快速反应过程控制.浒苔生物炭吸附Cr(Ⅵ)的最适p H为2,吸附容量表现为BC400BC700BC600BC500BC300,其中BC400的吸附量为4.79 mg·g~(-1).浒苔生物炭对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附机制主要包括生物炭与HCr O-4和Cr2O_2-7等阴离子之间的静电作用,以及生物炭表面—OH和—COOH等含氧官能团的络合作用.     

Evaluation of phytoextracting cadmium and lead by sunflower, ricinus, alfalfa and mustard in hydroponic culture

Soil contaminated with heavy metals cadmium(Cd)and lead(Pb)is hard to be remediated.Phytoremediation may be a feasible method to remove toxic metals from soil,but there are few suitable plants which can hyperaccumulate metals.In this study,Cd and Pb accumulation by four plants including sunflower(Helianthus annuus L.),mustard(Brassica juncea L.),alfalfa(Medicago sativa L.), ricinus(Ricinus communis L.)in hydroponic cultures was compared.Results showed that these plants could phytocxtract heavy metals, the ability of accumulation differed with species,concentrations and categories of heavy metals.Values of BCF(bioconcentration factor)and TF(translocation factor)indicated that four species had dissimilar abilities of phytoextraction and transportation of heavy metals.Changes on the biomass of plants,pH and Eh at different treatments revealed that these four plants had distinct responses to Cd and Pb in cultures.Measurements should be taken to improve the phytoremediation of sites contaminated with heavy metals,such as pH and Eh regulations,and so forth.     

Oxidation of As(Ⅲ) by potassium permanganate

The oxidation of As(Ⅲ) with potassium permanganate was studied under conditions including pH, initial As(Ⅲ) concentration and dosage of Mn(Ⅶ). The results have shown that potassium permanganate was an effective agent for oxidizing of As(Ⅲ) in a wide pH range. The pH value of tested water was not a significant factor affecting the oxidation of As(Ⅲ) by Mn(Ⅶ). Although theoretical redox analyses suggest that Mn(Ⅶ) should have better performance in oxidization of As(Ⅲ) within lower pH ranges, the experimental results show that the oxidation efficiencies of As(Ⅲ) under basic and acidic conditions were similar, which may be due to the adsorption of As(Ⅲ) on the Mn(OH)2 and MnO2 resulting from the oxidation of As(Ⅲ).     

Chlorobenzenes in waterweeds from the Xijiang River （Guangdong section） of the Pearl River

The Xijiang River is the major source of water for about 4.5 millions of urban population and 28.7 millions of rural population. The water quality is very important for the health of the rural population. The concentration and distribution of chlorobenzenes (CBs) in both water and waterweeds collected from 4 stations in the Xijiang River (Gangdong section) of the Pearl River in April and November were determined. The result showed that nearly every congener of CBs was detected. The total contents of CBs (∑CBs) in the river water ranged from 111.1 to 360.0 ng/L in April and from 151.9 to 481.7 ng/L in November, respectively. The pollution level of CBs in the water in April was higher than that in November. The contents of ∑ CBs in waterweeds ranged from 13.53×102 μg/g to 38.27×102μg/g dry weight (dw). There was no significant difference between April and November in waterweeds. The distribution of CBs in roots, caulis, and leaves of Vallisneria spiralis L. showed different patterns. The leaves mainly contained low-molecular-weight CBs(DCBs), whereas the roots accumulated more PCBs and HCBs. The average lgBCFlip (bioconcentration factor) of CBs ranged from 0.64 to 3.57 in the waterweeds. The spatial distribution character of CBs in the Xijiang River was: Fengkai County ＜ Yunan County ＜Yun'an County ＜ Gaoyao County according to the ∑CBs, and the pollution deteriorated from the upstream to the downstream of the Xijiang River. Further analysis demonstrated that the discharge of waste containing CBs may be the main source of CBs pollution in the Xijiang River.     

Degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol with a novel TiO2/Ti-Fe-graphite felt photoelectrocatalytic oxidation process

Degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol(2,4-DCP)was studied in a novel three-electrode photoelectrocatalytic(PEC)integrative oxidation process,and the factors influencing the degradation rate,such as applied current,flow speed of O_2,pH,adscititious voltage and initial 2,4-DCP concentration were investigated and optimized.H_2O_2 was produced nearby cathode and Fe~(2 )continuously generated from Fe anode in solution when current and O_2 were applied,so,main reactions,H_2O_2-assisted TiO_2 PEC oxidation and E-Fenton reaction,occurred during degradation of 2,4-DCP in this integrative system.The degradation ratio of 2,4-DCP was 93% in this integrative oxidation process,while it was only 31% in E-Fenton process and 46% in H_2O_2-assisted TiO_2 PEC process.So,it revealed that the degradation of 2,4-DCP was improved greatly by photoelectrical cooperation effect.By the investigation of pH,it showed that this integrative process could work well in a wide pH range from pH 3 to pH 9.     

Effect of copper on the degradation of pesticides cypermethrin and cyhalothrin

The influence of coexisting copper (Cu) ion on the degradation of pesticides pyrethroid cypermethrin and cyhalothrin in soil and photodegradation in water system were studied.Serial concentrations of the pesticides with the addition of copper ion were spiked in the soil and incubated for a regular period of time,the analysis of the extracts from the soil was carried out using gas chromatography (GC).The photodegradation of pyrethroids in water system was conducted under UV irradiation.The effect of Cu~(2 ) on the pesticides degradation was measured with half life (t_(0.5)) of degradation.It was found that a negative correlation between the degradation of the pyrethroid pesticides in soil and Cu addition was observed.But Cu~(2 ) could accelerate photodegradation of the pyrethroids in water.The t_(0.5) for cyhalothrin extended from 6.7 to 6.8 d while for cypermethrin extended from 8.1 to 10.9 d with the presence of copper ion in soil.As for photodegradation,t_(0.5) for cyhalothrin reduced from 173.3 to 115.5 rain and for cypermethrin from 115.5 to 99.0 min.The results suggested that copper influenced the degradation of the pesticides in soil by affecting the activity of microorganisms.However, it had catalyst tendency for photodegradation in water system.The difference for the degradation efficiency of pyrethroid isomers in soil was also observed.Copper could obviously accelerate the degradation of some special isomers.     

Effects of arsenic on seed germination and physiological activities in wheat seedlings

The effects of arsenic(As)were investigated on seed germination,root and shoot length and their biomass and some other factors to elucidate the toxicity of As.The results showed low concentrations of As(O-1 mg/kg)stimulated seed germination and the growth of root and shoot,however,these factors all decreased gradually at high concentrations of As(5-20 mg/kg).The contents Of O2-,MDA,soluble protein and peroxidase(POD)activity all increased with increasing As concentrations.Soluble sugar content,ascorbate peroxidase(APX),and superoxide dismutase(SOD)activities decreased at low concentrations of As,and increased at high concentrations of As.While acetylsalicylic acid(ASA)and chlorophyll contents,catalase(CAT)activity displayed increasing trend when the concentrations of As was lower than 1 mg/kg,and then decreasing trend.By polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(PAGE).As induced the expression of POD isozymes of wheat seedlings.As induced the expression of CAT isozymes but inhibited the expression of SOD isozymes of wheat seedlings at concentrations lower than 1 mg/kg.However,As inhibited the expression of CAT isozymes but induced the expression of SOD isozymes at concentrations higher than 5 mg/kg.The results indicated As could exert harmfulness in the early development stage of wheat at inappropriate concentrations.     

Bioconcentration kinetics of PCBs in various parts of the lifecycle of the tadpoles Xenopus laevis

Polychlorinated biphenyls （PCBs） in Xenopus laevis have been reported only for a few congeners. Additionally, there is very little information on the ability of Xenopus laevis to bioconcentrate PCBs. To address these issues, the tadpole Xenopus laevis was exposed to Aroclor 1254 mixtures in water at room temperature for 110 d followed by an additional 110 d of nonspiked PCBs in the water for the control group. During the whole process, bioconcentration factors （BCFs） of PCBs ranged from 1180 to 15670. For most PCB congeners, the highest and lowest bioconcentrations of the kinetic curves were found to be remarkably simultaneous, respectively. All 141 PCB congeners under the same experimental conditions had no linear correlation on the lgBCF versus lgKow relationship. The relationship between lgBCFs and lgKow followed a parabolic pattern indicative of selective bioconcentration, suggesting that the kinetic curves of the PCB congeners observed in the lifecycle of the tadpoles may be concentrated due to the amphibian special species and internal metabolism. In contrast, lgBCFs for PCBs were inversely related to lgKow, suggesting that a metabolism of the higher Kow PCB congeners occurred. These results support the author＇s conclusion that the tadpole Xenopus laevis plays major roles in the bioconcentration of PCB congeners, and demonstrated that the exposure kinetic curves of PCB congeners are complex. Besides the amphibian metamorphous development, the lifecycle of the tadpole Xenopus laevis also may be of importance in determining the bioconcentration of PCB congeners.     

Sustainability： A view from the wind-eroded field

This article explores the assessment of sustainability in fields subject to wind erosion. In the first part, simple sustainability audits are examined, as of soil depth and nutrients. Direct measurement of these characteristics has many problems, largely because of huge variability in space and time at all scales. Modelling still has its problems, but it may be possible to overcome many of them soon. It is true that wind erosion preferentially removes soil nutrients, but there are imponderables even here. The nutrient balance in many of these soils includes considerable input from dust. In West Africa, it has been shown that the amounts of calcium and potassium that are added in dust are sufficient to fertilize dispersed crops. In mildly acidic sandy soils, such as those found on the widespread palaeo- aeolian deposits, much of the phosphorus is fixed and unavailable to plants by the time it is removed by wind erosion, so that erosion has no added downside. Most of the nutrients carried by dust have been shown to travel close to the ground （even when they are attached to dust-sized particles）, and so are trapped in nearby fallow strips, and are thus not lost to the farming system. Second, the sustalnabillty of a whole semi-arid farming system is explored. Wind erosion in semi-arid areas （like China, the Sahel and Norflawestern Europe） generally takes place on aeolian deposits of the recent geological past. Most of these soils are deep enough to withstand centuries of wind erosion before they are totally lost to production, and some of these soils have greater fertility at greater depth （so that wind erosion may even improve the soil）. Finally some remarks are made about environmental change in relation to sustainability.     

Amplification of plasmid DNA bound on soil colloidal particles and clay minerals by the polymerase chain reaction

Polymerase chain reaction(PCR)was used to amplify a 600-base pair(bp)sequence of plasmid pGEX-2T DNA bound on soil colloidal particles from Brown soil(Alfisol)and Red soil(Ultisol),and three different minerals(goethite,kaolinite,montmorillonite). DNA bound on soil colloids,kaolinite,and montmorillonite was not amplified when the complexes were used directly but amplification occurred when the soil colloid or kaolinite-DNA complex was diluted,10- and 20-fold.The montmorillonite-DNA complex required at least 100-fold dilution before amplification could be detected.DNA bound on goethile was amplified irrespective of whether the complex was used directly,or diluted 10- and 20-fold.The amplification of mineral-bound plasmid DNA by PCR is,therefore,markedly influenced by the type and concentration of minerals used.This information is of fundamental importance to soil molecular microbial ecology with particular reference to monitoring the fate of genetically engineered microorganisms and their recombinant DNA in soil environments.     

Arsenic uptake and transport of Pteris vittata L. as influenced by phosphate and inorganic arsenic species under sand cu｜ture

In order to understand the similarity or difference of inorganic As species uptake and transport related to phosphorus in As-hyperaccumulator, uptake and transport of arsenate (As(Ⅴ)) and arsenite (As(Ⅲ)) were studied using Pteris vittata L. under sand culture. Higher concentrations of phosphate were found to inhibit accumulation of arsenate and arsenite in the fronds of P. vittata. The reduction in As accumulation was greater in old fronds than in young fronds, and relatively weak in root and rhizome. Moderate increases, from 0.05 to 0.3 mmol/L, in phosphate reduced uptake of As(Ⅲ) more than As(Ⅴ), while the reverse was observed at high concentrations of phosphate (≥ 1.0 mmol/L). Phosphate apparently reduced As transport and the proportion of As accumulated in fronds of P. vittata when As was supplied as As(Ⅴ). It may in part be due to competition between phosphorus and As(Ⅴ) during transport. In contrast, phosphate had a much smaller effect on As transport when the As was supplied as As(Ⅲ). Therefore, the results from present experiments indicates that a higher concentration of phosphate suppressed As accumulation and transport in P. vittata, especially in the fronds, when exposure to As(Ⅴ); but the suppression of phosphate to As transport in the root or rhizome may be insignificant when P. vittata when exposure to As(Ⅲ) under sand culture conditions. The finding will help to understand the interaction of P and As during their uptake process in P. vittata.