Effects of Carbonaceous Materials with Different Structures on Cadmium Fractions and Microecology in Cadmium-Contaminated Soils
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Carbonaceous Materials and Soil
2.2. Experimental Design and Sample Collection
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Soil Sample Analysis
2.5. DNA Extraction and PCR Reaction
2.6. Sequencing Analysis and Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characterization of Carbonaceous Amendments
3.2. Effects of Carbonaceous Amendments on Basic Soil Properties and Cd Fractionation
3.3. Effect of Carbonaceous Amendments on Soil Microecology
3.3.1. Soil Nutrients
3.3.2. Soil Enzyme Activity
3.3.3. Effect of Carbonaceous Amendments on Soil Microbial Communities
Bacterial Community Diversity
Bacterial Community Composition and Structure
Correlation between Bacterial, Soil Nutrient, and Enzymatic Activities
Correlations between Environmental Parameters and Microbial Communities
4. Discussion
4.1. Effect of Carbonaceous Amendments on Cd Fractions
4.2. Effect of Carbonaceous Amendments on Soil Microecology
4.2.1. Soil Nutrients
4.2.2. Soil Enzyme Activities
4.2.3. Soil Microorganisms
Soil Microbial Diversity
Soil Microbial Composition and Structure
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Long, Z.; Ma, C.; Zhu, J.; Wang, P.; Zhu, Y.; Liu, Z. Effects of Carbonaceous Materials with Different Structures on Cadmium Fractions and Microecology in Cadmium-Contaminated Soils. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12381. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912381
Long Z, Ma C, Zhu J, Wang P, Zhu Y, Liu Z. Effects of Carbonaceous Materials with Different Structures on Cadmium Fractions and Microecology in Cadmium-Contaminated Soils. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12381. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912381
Chicago/Turabian StyleLong, Zihan, Chunya Ma, Jian Zhu, Ping Wang, Yelin Zhu, and Zhiming Liu. 2022. "Effects of Carbonaceous Materials with Different Structures on Cadmium Fractions and Microecology in Cadmium-Contaminated Soils" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12381. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912381