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• Effects of Agricultural and Forestry Biochar on Soil Heavy Metal Cr Toxicity ZUO Xiangru, WU Xue, LU Kangle, XIA Minyi, ZHANG Jiaan, ZHANG Zifang, XIONG Qiao Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin    2025, 41 (23): 90-100.   DOI: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-0185 Abstract   （63） HTML （1） PDF（pc） （2682KB）（19）   This study investigated the efficacy of agricultural and forestry biochar in mitigating chromium (Cr) toxicity in artificially contaminated soil through a 40-day passivation treatment. Biochars derived from different biomass sources and pyrolysis temperatures were applied to the contaminated soil at varying ratios for pot experiments with coriander. Soil and plant samples were collected and analyzed at 0, 7, 14 and 21 days after cultivation to assess Cr immobilization and bioavailability. The results demonstrated that rice straw biochar pyrolyzed at 200°C for 4 h exhibited the highest efficiency in reducing Cr toxicity, and the effect was the best at an 8% application rate. The acid-extractable Cr content in the soil decreased by 99.8% after 7 days, while the leaching concentration of Cr (VI) dropped from an initial 175.08 μg/g to undetectable levels. Furthermore, Cr was effectively stabilized in the soil, significantly inhibiting its accumulation in the roots, stems and leaves of coriander. These findings indicated a substantial reduction in both Cr toxicity and mobility. Risk Assessment Code (RAC) analysis confirmed that the environmental risks associated with Cr contamination were markedly reduced after 7 days of treatment with 4% and 8% rice straw biochar. The study highlighted that agricultural and forestry biochar could facilitate soil remediation by converting Cr into residual and less bioavailable forms, thereby reducing soil toxicity. Additionally, this approach supports the sustainable reutilization of agricultural and forestry biomass. 处理 7 d 14 d 21 d 风险值 风险等级 风险值 风险等级 风险值 风险等级 空白 27.45 中等风险 23.39 中等风险 22.17 中等风险 1%BC200 19.78 中等风险 14.75 中等风险 11.68 中等风险 2.5%BC200 13.32 中等风险 10.71 中等风险 7.53 低风险 4%BC200 9.99 低风险 7.44 低风险 7.38 低风险 8%BC200 8.08 低风险 7.80 低风险 6.25 低风险 表4 土壤重金属铬RAC风险值及风险等级 Other Images/Table from this Article 表1 土壤理化性质及重金属含量(Mean±SD，n=3) 图1 图2 表2 重金属形态提取方法 表3 活性形态所占比例与风险等级的对应关系 图3 图4 (a)生物炭添加比例1%；(b)生物炭添加比例2.5%；(c)生物炭添加比例4%；(d)生物炭添加比例8% 图5 (a) 7 d；(b) 14 d；(c) 21 d (a) 7 d；(b) 14 d；(c) 21 d (a) 7 d；(b) 14 d；(c) 21 d 图9