稻草生物炭对土壤中Cd2+和Pb2+的吸附特性

为了探究稻草生物炭对土壤中重金属Cd2+和Pb2+的吸附机制,采用水稻秸秆在500℃下热解制备稻草生物炭,设置不同吸附时间、Na+和Ca2+离子强度、pH等影响因素,拟合稻草生物炭对重金属的吸附动力学、吸附等温线;在此基础上,采用黄沙模拟土柱试验得出稻草生物炭固定Cd2+和Pb2+的穿透曲线,着重分析比较pH和Na+离子强度对稻草生物炭吸附固定重金属的影响.结果表明:在高pH、低离子强度下,稻草生物炭对重金属的吸附效果较好;当pH为6时,稻草生物炭对Pb2+、Cd2+的吸附效率分别为92.58%、63.36%;当离子强度为10 mmol/L时,稻草生物炭对Pb2+、Cd2+的最高吸附效率分别为97.58%、68.35%;准二级动力学模型能很好地拟合稻草生物炭对Pb2+、Cd2+的吸附规律,拟合系数（R2）均大于0.995 8,表明稻草生物炭吸附速率主要由化学吸附机制决定;此外,稻草生物炭对Pb2+的吸附规律适合采用Langmuir等温吸附模型进行描述,而对Cd2+的吸附规律采用Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附模型均能进行很好的模拟,表明稻草生物炭对Pb2+的吸附是近似单分子层吸附,而对Cd2+的吸附存在多分子层吸附.由黄沙土柱模拟试验结果得出,稻草生物炭对Pb2+和Cd2+的滞留率随着pH的升高和离子强度的降低而增强.在Pb2+和Cd2+同时存在条件下,当pH为6、离子强度为1 mmol/L、稻草生物炭按黄沙质量的0.5%投加时,稻草生物炭对土柱中Pb2+、Cd2+的滞留效果最好.研究显示,高pH对稻草生物炭吸附固定重金属起到促进作用,而高离子强度对稻草生物炭吸附固定重金属起到抑制作用.      

磁性竹基炭对Pb2+、Cd2+与Cu2+的吸附机理研究

采用微波辐照技术,以枯竹子为碳源制备了磁性竹基炭(BBMC),并将其用于对重金属离子Pb2+、Cd2+与Cu2+的吸附去除.同时,分析了吸附时间、pH值、离子强度及初始金属离子浓度等条件对吸附的影响,讨论了BBMC对3种金属离子的吸附特性与吸附机理.结果表明,金属离子在BBMC上的吸附符合Langmuir等温模式和准二级动力学吸附方程;吸附的机理可归结为金属阳离子与BBMC上的H+之间的离子交换作用,且吸附能力可能与金属离子半径有关,呈现出Pb2+Cd2+Cu2+的趋势,重金属离子Pb2+、Cd2+与Cu2+的最大平衡吸附量分别为16.2、14.0和9.5 mg·g-1.     

毛木耳对Cd~(2+)、Cu~(2+)、Pb~(2+)、Zn~(2+)生物吸附的动力学和吸附平衡研究

以毛木耳(Auriculariapol ytricha)子实体为生物吸附材料,研究起始pH值、反应时间、重金属浓度这3个因素对毛木耳子实体吸附Cd2+、Cu2+、Pb2+、Zn2+的影响及其吸附特性.结果表明,pH是影响毛木耳子实体吸附重金属离子的主要因素,最适起始pH值为5;在10mg·L-1重金属浓度下,毛木耳子实体对Cd2+、Cu2+、Pb2+、Zn2+的最大吸附率分别为94.12%、96.22%、99.94%、99.19%;准二阶动力学模型比准一阶动力学模型能更好地描述毛木耳子实体对4种重金属的吸附过程;Langmuir等温模型能较好地拟合毛木耳子实体对4种重金属的等温吸附过程;毛木耳子实体对Cd2+、Cu2+、Pb2+、Zn2+的最大吸附量分别为10.09、8.36、23.57和3.64mg.g-1;毛木耳子实体吸附Cd2+、Cu2+、Zn2+的化学反应机理可能为离子交换反应.     

静电纺壳聚糖/聚乙烯醇纳米纤维膜对Cu~(2+)、Ni~(2+)及Cd~(2+)的吸附特性

采用SEM、FTIR、XRD、BET等技术对静电纺丝制得的吸附材料壳聚糖/聚乙烯醇(CS/PVA)纳米纤维膜进行表征,并通过对模拟重金属离子废水的吸附实验,系统考察了溶液pH、重金属离子(Cu2+、Ni2+及Cd2+)初始浓度和反应温度对吸附的影响.结果表明,在外加电压25kV、接触距离15.0 cm、纺丝速度0.15 m L·h-1的条件下,可制得CS/PVA质量比为20/80的连续无缺陷的平均直径76.31 nm、比表面积219.4m2·g-1的纤维膜.CS/PVA纳米纤维膜对重金属离子的吸附在2 h内达到平衡,其吸附容量随着温度的升高而升高,随着初始浓度的增大而增大,随着pH值的升高而提高,在pH=5.5时达到最大.在25℃和pH=5.5的条件下,用CS/PVA纳米纤维膜吸附浓度100 mg·L-1的Cu2+、Ni2+和Cd2+溶液,吸附容量分别为98.65、116.89和124.23 mg·g-1,且对重金属吸附无选择性.吸附过程符合Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附模型,吸附动力学同时匹配准一级动力学模型和准二级动力学模型.热力学参数(ΔG、ΔH和ΔS)计算结果表明,CS/PVA纳米纤维膜对重金属离子的吸附是自发的吸热反应.     

胡敏酸-针铁矿复合胶体对Pb2+的吸附特征

采用批平衡试验法,研究了胡敏酸-针铁矿复合胶体对Pb2+的等温吸附特征及pH值、离子强度、温度及共存Cd2+对复合胶体吸附Pb2+的影响.结果表明:在相同离子强度和温度条件下,pH值升高,最大吸附量(Smax)和吸附平衡常数(k)均增大,有利于吸附反应的进行.等温吸附方程以Langmuir方程拟合效果最好.当Pb2+平衡浓度为124.7mg/L时,吸附量增幅最大,达35mg/g.复合胶体对Pb2+的吸附动力学方程以Elovich方程拟合效果最好.pH值增大,平衡吸附速率提高.在相同pH值和离子强度条件下,温度升高,最大吸附量、吸附平衡常数、自由能变△G°的绝对值均增加,表明升高温度有利于吸附反应的进行.在相同温度和pH值条件下,复合胶体对Pb2+的吸附量随着离子强度的增加而增加.当存在Cd2+时,复合胶体对Pb2+的吸附量有所降低,但Cd2+对Pb2+竞争吸附影响不大.     

钢渣-蒙脱石复合吸附剂对水中Cd~(2+)的吸附去除

研究了钢渣-蒙脱石复合吸附剂对废水中Cd2+的吸附性能,并探讨了影响吸附的因素和吸附机理.结果表明,钢渣蒙脱石质量比为1∶1的复合吸附剂对Cd2+的吸附效果优于钢渣及蒙脱石对Cd2+的单一吸附.当温度为25℃,废水pH=6~7时,1.2 g钢渣-蒙脱石复合吸附剂对100 mL Cd2+溶液(100 mg·L-1)吸附60 min后,Cd2+的去除率可达到96.99%.钢渣-蒙脱石复合吸附剂对镉离子的吸附反应符合二级动力学方程,可决系数为0.9991;符合Langmuir方程,可决系数为0.9725.对Cd2+的理论饱和吸附量为12.45 mg·g-1.溶液中Pb2+、Cu2+的存在会降低复合吸附剂对Cd2+的吸附量,且Cd2+受Cu2+的影响较大.吸附饱和的钢渣-蒙脱石颗粒材料用1 mol·L-1的氯化钠溶液再生效果好.     

二胺基改性有序多孔SBA-15对溶液中Cd2+离子的吸附研究

具有高度有序孔道结构的SBA-15是一种广受关注的新型吸附材料,为增加其对溶液重金属离子的吸附性能,选用水热-后期接枝的合成方法,制备出二胺基改性多孔二氧化硅2N-SBA-15,并用透射电镜、X射线衍射、氮气吸附-解吸和红外光谱等手段对其结构进行了表征.并以其为吸附剂,通过批实验的方法讨论了吸附时间、体系初始pH值、吸附剂用量和温度等因素对水溶液中Cd2+吸附的影响,同时结合Zeta电势和XPS分析对其吸附机制进行了探讨.结果表明,合成的SBA-15具有规则多孔特征,SBA-15对Cd2+的吸附受体系pH控制;未改性的SBA-15对Cd2+的吸附量较小,胺基改性可以显著增强SBA-15对Cd2+的吸附能力.在100 mL 25 mg.L-1的Cd2+溶液中,2N-SBA-15的用量在7.5～20 mg之间均能对Cd2+的吸附能力约达95%左右.2N-SBA-15对溶液中Cd2+的吸附很迅速,并在30 min内达到吸附平衡;随着体系温度从25℃增加到35℃,2N-SBA-15对溶液中Cd2+的吸附率从94.73%增加到98.22%.吸附等温线可用Langmuir模型描述,在298 K时Cd2+的最大吸附量为0.9 mmol.g-1,0.1 mol.L-1HCl溶液对Cd2+的洗脱率接近93%.结合pH、温度、Zeta电势和XPS分析结果,可以推测出2N-SBA-15对Cd2+的吸附机制是包含物理吸附、离子交换和络合反应等的复杂吸附过程.2N-SBA-15是一种对水体Cd2+具有较好吸附能力的吸附材料.     

层状金属硫属化物对水中锌的离子交换性能研究

通过水热反应制备的层状金属硫属化物K1.9Mn0.95Sn2.02S6(KMS),对水中Zn2+具有良好的吸附性能.采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、场发射扫描电镜(FE-SEM)和能谱仪(EDS)等手段表征了KMS吸附前后的结构、化学组成和微观形貌.Zn2+与K+发生离子交换后,会与硫产生共价键作用而被吸附,材料的层间距由0.851 nm变为1.123 nm.化学吸附导致吸附后的KMS表面会变得粗糙.考察了p H、反应时间、初始浓度、反应温度和共存离子等因素对KMS吸附Zn2+的影响.在p H=3~6之间,溶液的p H对吸附量没有明显影响.在不同温度下,动力学数据符合准二级动力学模型,而且速率控制步骤主要由液膜扩散控制.吸附过程的活化能为40.24 k J·mol-1.在10℃、25℃和40℃下,KMS对Zn2+的最大吸附量分别是:111.67 mg·g-1、142.91 mg·g-1和161.02 mg·g-1.Langmuir等温吸附模型可以用来描述吸附平衡过程.碱金属和碱土金属离子对Zn2+去除率的影响较小,影响顺序是Ca2+Mg2+Na+,而重金属离子对Zn2+的去除影响较大,影响顺序是Cd2+Pb2+Cu2+Ni2+.离子交换后的KMS不会再释放出Zn2+,可以作为一种永久储存重金属的废弃物.     

核桃青皮生物炭对重金属铅、铜的吸附特性研究

采用500℃限氧裂解法将农林废弃物核桃青皮制成核桃青皮生物炭,进行了核桃青皮生物炭对铅、铜的批量吸附实验.同时,利用扫描电镜、FTIR红外等方法探讨了核桃青皮炭吸附Pb~(2+)、Cu~(2+)的特性,探究了吸附时间、溶液初始浓度、吸附温度、吸附剂投加量、溶液初始pH等因素对核桃青皮生物炭吸附Pb~(2+)、Cu~(2+)作用的影响,讨论了吸附动力学特性及吸附等温特性.结果表明:温度298.15 K、pH为3~6条件下,核桃青皮生物炭吸附Pb~(2+)和Cu~(2+)在20 min内即可达到吸附平衡,核桃青皮炭最佳投加量分别为0.8、1.5 g·L~(-1),最大吸附量分别为476.190、153.846 mg·g~(-1);吸附过程符合准二级动力学方程,等温吸附曲线符合Langmuir方程,说明其吸附过程主要是近似单分子层的化学吸附.     

腐殖酸对生物炭去除水中Cr(Ⅵ)的影响机制研究

以污泥生物炭作吸附剂处理水中Cr(Ⅵ),研究了共存腐殖酸对生物炭吸附性能影响.结果表明,腐殖酸能显著促进生物炭对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附,大幅提高吸附量以及缩短吸附平衡时间,生物炭吸附过程符合准二级动力学模型.在溶液初始pH4.0,生物炭浓度20 g·L-1,Cr(Ⅵ)初始浓度在50～800 mg·L-1范围下,Langmuir模型比Freundlich模型更好地描述等温吸附行为.加入腐殖酸(20 mg·L-1)后拟合得到的理论饱和吸附量达10.10 mg·g-1,较未加入腐殖酸的吸附量5.56 mg·g-1提高近1倍.在pH 2.0～8.0范围内,吸附量随溶液初始pH值升高而减小.腐殖酸浓度上升,生物炭吸附能力进一步提高.红外光谱显示,生物炭表面的羟基、羧基、酯基、芳香环上C—H和环状结构上的CC等化学活性官能团与Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附有关.结合XPS分析结果,推断腐殖酸共存促进生物炭吸附的机制是:腐殖酸提高了Cr(Ⅵ)在生物炭表面聚集浓度,有利于生物炭对Cr(Ⅵ)的直接吸附和还原,而腐殖酸本身具有的吸附能力增加了对溶液中Cr(Ⅵ)和Cr(Ⅲ)的去除.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.