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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (22): 86-91.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb20190600266

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Effects of Atmospheric Deposition on the Accumulation of Pb, Cd, Hg and As in Rice Plant Organs

Xie Guoxiong1(), Lou Xuping2, Jiang Mingbei3, Zhang Mingkui4()   

  1. 1Hangzhou Plant Protection and Soil-fertilizer Station, Hangzhou 310020
    2Xiaoshan Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Xiaoshan Zhejiang 311251
    3Chun’an Plant Protection and Soil-fertilizer Station, Chun’an Zhejiang 311700
    4College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058
  • Received:2019-06-10 Revised:2019-09-03 Online:2020-08-05 Published:2020-07-22
  • Contact: Zhang Mingkui E-mail:xgx1000@163.com;mkzhang@zju.edu.cn

Abstract:

To assess the potential impact of atmospheric deposition on heavy metal accumulation in rice plant, several experiments were carried out in two sites with different air pollution levels. The two experiment sites were located in industrial area and rural area, respectively. For each site, non-polluted and a polluted soils were collected as experimental materials, pot rice growth experiments were carried out in both outdoor and greenhouse. The effects of atmospheric deposition on heavy metal accumulation in different organs of rice plant were evaluated based on the comparison of Pb, Cd, Hg, and As concentration between the two sites or between outdoor and greenhouse experiments. The results showed that soil was an important source of heavy metals in rice plant, and the contents of lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic in different organs of rice plant from the polluted soil were higher than those in the non-polluted soil. The atmospheric environment and plantation condition had a great influence on the content of heavy metals in the stem and leaf and husk of rice plant, and the content of heavy metals in the stem and leaf and husk of rice plant in the industrial zone was greater than that of rural area. The content of heavy metals in the stem and leaf and husk of rice plant in open field was higher than that in the greenhouse. No significant difference was observed in Pb, Cd, Hg, and As concentration of roots and brown rice between industrial zone and rural area, or between outdoor and greenhouse experiments, indicating that air pollution had no significantly direct effect on the accumulation of heavy metals in brown rice.

Key words: atmospheric deposition, heavy metal accumulation, soil pollution, brown rice, stem and leaf

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