Mercury in some chemical fertilizers and the e ect of calcium superphosphate
on mercury uptake by corn seedlings (Zea mays L.) |
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Authors: | Xiulan Zhao and Dingyong Wang |
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Institution: | 1. College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment,
Chongqing 400716, China. E-mail: zxl@swu.edu.cn
2. Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Mini and 1. College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment,
Chongqing 400716, China.
2. Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Cho |
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Abstract: | Mercury (Hg) contents in ten chemical fertilizers were determined, and the e ect of calcium superphosphate (CSP) on the uptake
and translocation of Hg in corn seedlings was investigated by pot experiments. CSP was applied at the levels of 0, 66.7, and 133.4 mg
P2O5/kg to Hg-treated (2 mg/kg) and untreated soils. CSP had the highest Hg content (5.1 mg/kg), followed by the NPK compound
fertilizer 15-5-5 (15% N, 5% P2O5, 5% K2O) (1.2 mg/kg), then by nitrogen fertilizers (except for ammonia sulfate) and potassium
fertilizers. Application of CSP did not obviously influence the biomass of corn roots, but it significantly increased the biomass of corn
shoots in Hg-treated soil. Application of CSP at the levels of 66.7 and 133.4 mg P2O5/kg did not obviously influence the uptake of Hg
by corn seedlings on soils without Hg treatment, but it decreased the Hg uptake of corn seedlings significantly on Hg-treated soils. The
transfer coe cient of Hg in corn seedlings improved slightly on soils without Hg treatment, but decreased slightly on Hg-treated soils
with the application of CSP. These results implied that CSP could ameliorate Hg toxicity to corn seedlings by inhibiting the uptake and
the translocation of Hg in plants on Hg-polluted soils. |
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Keywords: | Hg uptake chemical fertilizer transfer coe cient calcium superphosphate |
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