The by-product of wet flue gas desulfurization,desulfurized steel slag(DS),had chemical characteristics like natural gypsum that can be used to improve saline-sodic soil.However,contamination risk of heavy metals for ...The by-product of wet flue gas desulfurization,desulfurized steel slag(DS),had chemical characteristics like natural gypsum that can be used to improve saline-sodic soil.However,contamination risk of heavy metals for cycling utilization of DS in agriculturewas concerned mostly.Both pot and field experiments were conducted for evaluating the potential pollution risk of DS as the amendment of saline-sodic soil.Results showed that application of DS decreased the contents of Cd,Cu,Zn,and Pb,while significantly increasing chromium(Cr)content in DS-amended soils.The field experiment demonstrated that the migration of heavy metals(Cd,Zn,Cu,and Pb)in the soil profile was negligible.The application of DS at the dosage of 22.5–225 tons/ha significantly increased the Cr content in alfalfa(Medicago sativa L.)but lower than the national standard for feed in China(GB 13078-2017).DS altered the chemical fraction of heavy metals(Zn,Cu,and Pb),transferred exchangeable,reducible into oxidizable and residual forms in DS-amended soil.Application of DS combined with fulvic acid(FA)could effectively reduce the movement of heavy metals in soil and the accumulation of Cr in alfalfa.Based on our results,DS was a safe and feasible material for agricultural use and presented relatively little pollution risk of heavy metals.However,the results also showed that DS to a certain extent had a potential environmental risk of Cr if larger dosages of DS were used.展开更多
基金supported by the Science and Technology Innovation 2025 Major Project of Ningbo City,China(No.2018B10091)Ningbo Taiji Environmental Protection Equipment Co.,Ltd.(NTEPEC)provided experimental materials(desulfurized steel slag)。
文摘The by-product of wet flue gas desulfurization,desulfurized steel slag(DS),had chemical characteristics like natural gypsum that can be used to improve saline-sodic soil.However,contamination risk of heavy metals for cycling utilization of DS in agriculturewas concerned mostly.Both pot and field experiments were conducted for evaluating the potential pollution risk of DS as the amendment of saline-sodic soil.Results showed that application of DS decreased the contents of Cd,Cu,Zn,and Pb,while significantly increasing chromium(Cr)content in DS-amended soils.The field experiment demonstrated that the migration of heavy metals(Cd,Zn,Cu,and Pb)in the soil profile was negligible.The application of DS at the dosage of 22.5–225 tons/ha significantly increased the Cr content in alfalfa(Medicago sativa L.)but lower than the national standard for feed in China(GB 13078-2017).DS altered the chemical fraction of heavy metals(Zn,Cu,and Pb),transferred exchangeable,reducible into oxidizable and residual forms in DS-amended soil.Application of DS combined with fulvic acid(FA)could effectively reduce the movement of heavy metals in soil and the accumulation of Cr in alfalfa.Based on our results,DS was a safe and feasible material for agricultural use and presented relatively little pollution risk of heavy metals.However,the results also showed that DS to a certain extent had a potential environmental risk of Cr if larger dosages of DS were used.
