Reduced colloidal phosphorus release from paddy soils: A synergistic effect of micro-/nano-sized biochars and intermittent anoxic condition

No Thumbnail Available
File version
Author(s)
Jin, Junwei
Fang, Yunying
Liu, Chunlong
Eltohamy, Kamel Mohamed
He, Shuang
Li, Fayong
Lu, Yuanyuan
Liang, Xinqiang
Griffith University Author(s)
Primary Supervisor
Other Supervisors
Editor(s)
Date
2023
Size
File type(s)
Location
License
Abstract

Colloidal phosphorus (CP) has high mobility and great loss risk; their biogeochemical processes are influenced by agricultural management such as redox oscillation and biochar-amendment application. This study monitored CP concentration in pore-water, soil P species and P adsorption capacity, to investigate CP release from paddy soils as affected by the interactive effects of oxygen status (continuous anoxic/oxic for 12 days, CA/CO; intermittent anoxic for 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 days during the 12-day cycle, IA2–10) and management (soil only, CK; bulk/micro/nano-sized biochar with various properties: SBBulk, SBMicro, and SBNano). Compared to the control (0.25–0.84 mg L−1, CK-CA), the single intermittent anoxic treatment (CK-IA) reduced CP concentrations by 45 %, due to the rise of Eh and pH and the decline of the degree of P saturation along with the increased soil Fe/Al-P and organic-P. Longer anoxic duration under the CK-IA reduced CP release, probably donated from massive production of redox-stable amorphous Fe/Al-bound P. The single biochar treatment (SB-CA: SBBulk-CA > SBMicro-CA > SBNano-CA) decreased CP release by 37 % as compared to the CK-CA, ascribed to the increased soil pH, Eh, and P adsorption capacity. The combined treatment (SB-IA: SBBulk-IA2 > SBNano-IA10) synergistically reduced CP release by 68 % in comparison with the CK-CA, due to the increase of adsorption through interactions of soil Fe/Al/Ca- and organic-P. Therefore, nano-sized biochar and long intermittent anoxic duration are recommended for reducing CP release from paddy soils.

Journal Title

Science of The Total Environment

Conference Title
Book Title
Edition
Volume

905

Issue
Thesis Type
Degree Program
School
Publisher link
Patent number
Funder(s)
Grant identifier(s)
Rights Statement
Rights Statement
Item Access Status
Note
Access the data
Related item(s)
Subject

Soil sciences

Nanoparticle biochar

P adsorption capacity

Phosphorus species

Redox oscillation

Redox-stable amorphous Fe/Al-bound phosphorus

Persistent link to this record
Citation

Jin, J; Fang, Y; Liu, C; Eltohamy, KM; He, S; Li, F; Lu, Y; Liang, X, Reduced colloidal phosphorus release from paddy soils: A synergistic effect of micro-/nano-sized biochars and intermittent anoxic condition, Science of The Total Environment, 2023, 905, pp. 167104

Collections