Effects of dry-wet cycles on the properties of soil DOM and the release of heavy metals
PENG Gang1,, LV Yijin1, DING Zecong1, WANG Pei1, DING Yang1,2,,, SHI Zhenqing1 1.School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China 2.School of Resource & Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
Abstract:This study aims to elucidate the effects of dry-wet cycles on the properties of soil dissolved organic matter (DOM) and the release of heavy metals from a typical Cu- and Zn-contaminated agricultural soil, by employing the soil incubation experiments, optical analysis, and stirred-flow experiments. Results indicated that soil pH, DOM concentrations and DOM aromaticity increased with the increase of soil moisture contents. Soil dry-wet cycles had significant influence on DOM concentrations but had little impact on pH and SUVA254 values. Kinetic experiments of heavy metal release revealed that the release of Cu and Zn from the soil was more reluctant under higher soil moisture contents, while soil drying process promoted the release of Cu and Zn from the soil at the first wet-dry cycle. Further precipitation and drought would not affect the release of Cu and Zn, and different frequency and strength of wet-dry cycles had similar effects on the release of Cu and Zn. Moreover, under the same conditions, the release rate of Zn from soil was higher than that of Cu, and the effect of wet-dry cycles on the release of Zn was less compared to the release of Cu. The results of this study will contribute to providing basis for the effective remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil. Key words:soil dry-wet cycles/ heavy metal contaminated agricultural soil/ DOM properties/ heavy metal release.
图1流动搅拌器装置示意图 Figure1.Schematic diagram of stirred-flow reactor system
图2对照组实验不同含水率土壤pH、DOC含量、SUVA254随培养时间的变化 Figure2.Temporal changes in soil pH, DOC mass concentration, SUVA254 of soils incubated at different water contents in the control experiments
图33种干湿交替培养条件下土壤pH、DOC含量、SUVA254随培养时间的变化 Figure3.Changes of soil pH, DOC mass concentration, and SUVA254 with incubation time under different three dry-wet cycle incubation conditions
图4DOM样品的荧光组分、相对含量及其箱式分布图 Figure4.3D-EEM spectra, the relative abundance and the box plot of the relative abundance of the fluorescence components in DOM
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1.School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China 2.School of Resource & Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China Received Date: 2021-04-11 Accepted Date: 2021-07-04 Available Online: 2021-09-15 Keywords:soil dry-wet cycles/ heavy metal contaminated agricultural soil/ DOM properties/ heavy metal release Abstract:This study aims to elucidate the effects of dry-wet cycles on the properties of soil dissolved organic matter (DOM) and the release of heavy metals from a typical Cu- and Zn-contaminated agricultural soil, by employing the soil incubation experiments, optical analysis, and stirred-flow experiments. Results indicated that soil pH, DOM concentrations and DOM aromaticity increased with the increase of soil moisture contents. Soil dry-wet cycles had significant influence on DOM concentrations but had little impact on pH and SUVA254 values. Kinetic experiments of heavy metal release revealed that the release of Cu and Zn from the soil was more reluctant under higher soil moisture contents, while soil drying process promoted the release of Cu and Zn from the soil at the first wet-dry cycle. Further precipitation and drought would not affect the release of Cu and Zn, and different frequency and strength of wet-dry cycles had similar effects on the release of Cu and Zn. Moreover, under the same conditions, the release rate of Zn from soil was higher than that of Cu, and the effect of wet-dry cycles on the release of Zn was less compared to the release of Cu. The results of this study will contribute to providing basis for the effective remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil.